Lebanese firefighters put out fire at fuel facility

Smoke billows from a fire at the Zahrani oil facility in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2021. REUTERS/Ali Hankir

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Firefighters put out a blaze that raged for several hours at a gasoline storage tank in southern Lebanon on Monday, the latest blow to a nation grappling with crippling economic and fuel crises.

There were no reports of casualties in the fire at the Zahrani oil facility on the Mediterranean coast, which had sent a huge column of smoke into the sky.