Four dead, several injured in Beirut fuel tank explosion

Rescuers work at the site of a fuel tank explosion in the al-Tariq al-Jadida neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon October 9, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
Four people were killed and several more were wounded when a fuel tank exploded in a Beirut building on Friday, the Lebanese Red Cross said.
The explosion caused a large fire to break out in the building in the Tariq al-Jadida neighborhood, a security source said.
One person was critically wounded, while several others were treated for smoke inhalation, the Red Cross and a hospital source said.