NFPA Journal - November/December 2020 - 20
Dispatches Wide Shot
I N T E R N AT I O N A L
CITY IN
FLAMES
After August's massive
ammonium nitrate explosion,
Beirut suffers a series of
fires and another deadly blast
s residents of Lebanon's
capital of Beirut recovered from the enormous
ammonium nitrate explosion
in the city's port on August
4, which killed nearly 200
people, three major fires burned during one
week in September, followed by another fatal
explosion in October.
The events added to the turmoil facing
residents, many of whom were left homeless
by the August explosion. "It's terrible. It's
unbelievable," one resident told Al Jazeera.
"Every day we have a problem."
A September 15 blaze torched a sleek
shopping complex (pictured), designed by
the acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid, which
was under construction in the city's downtown. Two previous blazes occurred in the
city's port; one began in a warehouse that
stored cooking oil and was massive, sending
plumes of acrid smoke over a neighborhood
still in ruins from the August explosion. No
injuries were reported in the fires. But weeks
later, on October 9, a diesel fuel tank inside a
warehouse exploded, killing four and injuring
several others, Al Jazeera reported.
While the cause of each of the four incidents remains unknown, the shopping complex fire could have started as a result of construction operations. According to Reuters,
the building had been under construction for
years and was nearing completion. Buildings
undergoing construction or renovation are at
high risk for fires, especially if fire detection
and suppression systems are not active.
NFPA 241, Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations, provides
guidance for protecting construction sites
from fire. Learn more at nfpa.org/241. -A.V.
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