{"id":5367,"date":"2020-08-05T12:24:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T04:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5367"},"modified":"2020-08-05T12:25:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T04:25:01","slug":"massive-explosions-at-warehouse-reported-in-beirut-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5367","title":{"rendered":"Massive explosions at warehouse reported in Beirut, Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BEIRUT, Aug 5 &nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;A fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts, Anadolu Agency quoted Lebanon&#8217;s official news agency as reporting&nbsp;on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A large number of people were reportedly injured in the blasts, while former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri &#8212; who lives near the area of the explosions &#8212; is said to be unharmed, according to initial reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed09cd819e47e04c9e5fa6bea561e1055f29f16910824-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"beirut\" class=\"wp-image-5368\" width=\"467\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed09cd819e47e04c9e5fa6bea561e1055f29f16910824-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed09cd819e47e04c9e5fa6bea561e1055f29f16910824-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed09cd819e47e04c9e5fa6bea561e1055f29f16910824-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed09cd819e47e04c9e5fa6bea561e1055f29f16910824-160x100.jpg 160w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed09cd819e47e04c9e5fa6bea561e1055f29f16910824-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed09cd819e47e04c9e5fa6bea561e1055f29f16910824-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed09cd819e47e04c9e5fa6bea561e1055f29f16910824.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Al-Hariri&#8217;s residence, government property, the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, and surrounding buildings are also said to have suffered great damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe fire led to major explosions which reverberated in the capital and the suburbs,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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