A man uses a water hose to put out a fire that broke out in a building in Central Beirut, Lebanon September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmad el Kerdi
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A fire erupted in a landmark building in Beirut's commercial district on Tuesday, the second blaze this month to send shudders through a capital still in shock after a massive port blast in August ripped through the Mediterranean city.
There were no immediate reports of casualties and the blaze was quickly extinguished, but it left residents exasperated in a nation that has been hammered by a deep economic crisis and which is waiting for its politicians to form a new government.
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