Gas Tanker Explodes at Adonis Industrial Zone, Triggering Blaze

A gas tanker truck exploded Friday at the industrial zone in Adonis in the Zouk Mosbeh area, sparking a huge blaze.

The Lebanese Red Cross said three people were injured in the incident.

Plumes of black smoke could be see billowing from the area as ambulances and firefighting vehicles were scrambled to the area.

TV networks broadcast footage showing flames engulfing a number of buildings and vehicles.

A witness told LBCI television that the tanker exploded after colliding into the edge of a building.

“The flames reached the nearby buildings and security forces closed the roads,” the witness added.

“The blast occurred after a pipe of the gas tanker bursted as it was entering a factory,” he said.

Y.R.