Another fire in Beirut

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A massive fire is raging at the port of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, a little more than a month after a huge explosion devastated the port facilities and surrounding area. There was no immediate information about what caused Thursday’s fire, which sent a large column of black smoke into the sky.

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