TASS reports.

It is noted that the explosion led to a fire.

Arrived at the scene, fire brigades are fighting the flames.

Along with this, the military and volunteers are engaged in the evacuation of people from nearby houses.

According to preliminary data, there are casualties as a result of the accident.

On August 4, an explosion occurred at a warehouse with ammonium nitrate in the port of Beirut.

As a result of the incident, a significant part of the city was destroyed.

About two hundred people died, thousands of people were affected by the blast wave, hundreds of thousands were left without work and a roof over their heads.