Seven people were killed and several others wounded Monday evening in an explosion in a fuel oil depot at a gas station on the outskirts of the Ashrafieh neighborhood of Fiat Bridge, state-run National News Agency reported. The bodies of five victims were moved to Hotel Dieu Hospital, while two other bodies were moved to Rizk Hospital, according to NNA. The gas owner is among the dead.
Al-Jadeed television reported that the explosion resulted from an electrical failure during a welding operation on a fuel oil tank. [Naharnet]
I don’t recall the last time we had such an unfortunate incident. Thank God though that the explosion did not take place during day time as it would caused way more kills. May the dead rest in peace.
it happened once, 2 years ago, some place near Ballouneh…2 or 3 dead as i recall (it was the tank of a generator). The incident could have been easily prevented by EMPTYING the tank BEFORE welding it… very easy…
Lebanese people are so reckless about their security. (yalla..chou ma32oul ysir ye3neh?? aktar chi men bejj kellna sawa) It’s such a shame; such a cheap and horrible way to die.
May god help the families of the victims, as they have died in a horrible painful way. BUT, with all do respect to their loss and the pain the wounded are going through, a serious investigation should be carried out…
the true cause of the incident should be publicly divulged, and the people at fault should be held accountable even if they are dead… it’s not a (kadaa’ w Kadar) incident, if the welders were doing their job in a highly hazardous environment,and not respecting basic safety regulations, the whole incident should rest on their shoulders…regardless that they are dead, so that in the future other welders can be spared (hopefully), and bystanders won’t be affected.
it’s about time even a welder be held accountable for his mistakes, even if he’s dead…