Huge fire erupts in Beirut port area

A massive fire is raging at the port of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, a little more than a month after a massive explosion devastated the port facilities and surrounding area. Report informs citing the Al Jazeera.

There was no immediate information about what caused Thursday's fire, which sent a large black smoke column into the sky.
The Lebanese army said the blaze was at a warehouse where oil and tires are placed in the port's duty-free zone.

Army helicopters were taking part in efforts to extinguish the fire.
Local TV stations said the companies with offices near the port had asked their employees to leave the area. Panicked residents cracked open windows and called each other to warn them of the new fire. 

Some 191 people were killed and more than wounded when 2,750 tonnes of confiscated ammonium nitrate that were stored in a port warehouse for almost seven years exploded on August 4.