Watch jets of flame as gas tank truck explodes north of Beirut – The National

Watch jets of flame as gas tank truck explodes north of Beirut – The National

A lorry carrying gas bottles caught fire on the motorway north of Beirut on Friday, sending columns of flames high into the air and blocking traffic on the vital arterial route across Lebanon.

Nobody was injured but several nearby cars, the facade and balconies of a nearby apartment and electricity pylons were all damaged in the blaze on Friday afternoon.

The incident, on the motorway north of Beirut, closed the road around Zouk Mosbeh and led to a long tailback of cars.