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Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut

April 27th, 2012 by Melhem Rizk
Melhem Rizk
Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East
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Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
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Tyres on fire.
Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
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Heavy smoke from the burning tyres lifts into the sky.
Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
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A bulldozer for the Lebanese civil defense trying to cover the burning tyres with mud.
Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
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A bulldozer for the Lebanese civil defense trying to cover the burning tyres with mud.
Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
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A bulldozer for the Lebanese civil defense trying to cover the burning tyres with mud.
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Firefighter stands on top of a rescue vehicle.
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Fireman trying to put out the flames.
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Heavy smoke from the burning tyres.
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Heavy smoke from the burning tyres.
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Tyres on fire.
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Smoke covering the sky over Beirut.
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Smoke covering the sky over Beirut.
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Heavy smoke from the tyre dump.
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Fire fighters trying to put off the flames.
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
  • Heavy black smoke covers the skyline of Beirut
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Heavy black smoke covers much of the Beirut skyline caused by a fire in a tyre dump in the Burj Hammoud area. Investigators are looking into what sparked the fire.

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Melhem Rizk
Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East
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FMK
Hi Melhem, Great story. I've
Submitted by FMK on Mon, 03/09/2012 - 19:20.

Hi Melhem,
Great story. I've heard nothing about it. It's a shame there is so much money on other projects, but for a reasonable incinerator is no money left. I think also in Saida, it is still the same.

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