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| Lebanon fires caused by Arson |
| 2007-10-03 |
| General Darwish Hobaika, Head of the Civil Defense department has declared that "the fires were intentionally set". He added : "The fires are now mostly under control and will be completely extinguished within about hours." Hobaika did not give any details about the investigation that led to the conclusion that the fire was caused by arson. In Deir el Qamar, which was badly affected , the fire was completely extinguished at about 5:00 PM Beirut time . 3 houses of prominent residents of Deir el Qamar were destroyed by the Fire: They are the houses of General John Nassif, Attorney Fouad el Bustani and Maroun el Bustani. 2 cars and 2 motorcycles were also burnt by the fire. About 70 % of Deir- el Qamar was affected by the fire and the losses are in the millions of dollars, according to Fadi Hnein, duputy Mayor of the town. Many elderly and college students were evacuated to safety. One elderly women was killed as a result of the fire . The fire in Deir el Qamar spread to several nearby villages like Kfarqatra and Maasir Beiteddine . Fifteen people were injured in the fires that raged across the forests and damaged houses to the north and east of the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, a local official said. "Fifteen people suffered injuries and burns, while 20 others were treated for respiratory problems" in the Shouf mountains east of Beirut, Deir al-Qamar municipality official Edy Renno told reporters. In Deir al-Qamar several electricity and telephone poles had collapsed on the side of the town's main road. This led to power blackout Elias Nohra, a 42-year-old lawyer from Deir al-Qamar, said that "the fires started last night at around 8 pm (1700 GMT) between Deir al-Qamar and (the nearby town of) Beiteddine." "Guys from the region went out to extinquish the fires. They thought they did, but then in the morning, the fires started again and spread even more because of the wind,," he said. Civil defense workers, backed by Lebanese army helicopters, were also deployed to extinguish blazes in the north of the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 JAWA REPORT > SYRIA INTENDS TO LAUNCH/WAGE GUERILLA WAR INSIDE ISRAEL, in response to 9/6??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-10-03 22:52 |