Gasoline Tanker Explodes in Lebanon, Killing and Wounding Tens
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A tragic gasoline explosion shakes Akkar, northern Lebanon, at dawn, causing a number of deaths and injuries. The Minister of Health, Hamad Hassan, has called on all hospitals to receive the wounded.
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A gasoline tanker exploded in Akkar, northern Lebanon, causing a number of casualties
Tens of victims were killed after a gasoline tanker exploded in Al-Talil, Akkar, north of Lebanon.
The Director of Al Mayadeen office of Beirut stated that the Minister of Health, Hamad Hassan, instructed hospitals to receive the wounded at the Ministry's expense, noting that the rescue teams are facing a problem in transporting the wounded due to the ongoing gasoline crisis.
إلى جميع المستشفيات في عكار والشمال وصولاً الى العاصمة للتفضل بإستقبال الجرحى من حادثة تليل الأليمة في عكار على نفقة وزارة الصحة العامة دون تردد
— Hamad Hassan _حمد حسن (@Hamad_hassan20) August 15, 2021
الرحمة للشهداء والشفاء للجرحى والصبر للعائلات المنكوبة
She also pointed out that the Lebanese army confiscated a gasoline stockpile in the Akkar region yesterday, Saturday.
In its turn, the Lebanese Red Cross announced that its teams had evacuated twenty dead bodies and 79 wounded from the explosion site. Health centers in the area announced their urgent need for blood donations.
⚠️ Update ⚠️: 20 dead bodies and 79 wounded until this minute. pic.twitter.com/qBZygfJYyw
— Lebanese Red Cross (@RedCrossLebanon) August 15, 2021
Several Lebanese regions have recently suffered from a fuel shortage, especially after the country's Central Bank decided to lift fuel subsidies, which triggered a wave of anger punctuated by security incidents and raids by the army and citizens on fuel storage depots.
