Former Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri wished the resignation of all the officials of the country, first of all the President of Michel Auna, after the tanker explosion, which was lost at least 20 people. His words leads Al Arabiya TV channel.
“If it were a country that respects citizens, officials would retire, starting with the President of the Republic and ending with the last person responsible for negligence,” the ex-prime minister stressed.
As reported by the Lebanese Red Cross Company in twitter , at least 20 people died in an explosion 79 were injured. Several people were missing, victims deliver to Tripoli hospitals with burns of varying severity. The organization called on to pass blood for transfusion.
According to MTV television channel, there were 30 thousand liters of fuel oil in the tank, a strong fire began. Currently, rescuers managed to localize fire.
Earlier it was reported that at least 10 people were killed in Lebanon as a result of an explosion of a gas tanker in the Akkar region, and about a hundred were injured. At least 22 ambulance brigades of the Lebanese Red Cross Company were involved in connection with the incident.