Firefighters say they have extinguished a large blaze at an oil facility in southern Lebanon, which is in the grip of a severe energy crisis.
The fire erupted on Monday morning in a petrol tank belonging to the army at the Zahrani Oil Installation, sending a plume of black smoke into the sky.
No casualties have been reported.
The facility is close to one of Lebanon’s two biggest power plants, which both had to shut down two days ago because of a shortage of fuel.
The Zahrani and Deir Ammar plants received emergency deliveries of…
