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| Lebanon crisis: Fire erupts in Zaha Hadid-designed building in Beirut | |
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| A fire broke out at a shopping centre being built in Beirut, marking the third blaze in a week in a city still reeling from a devastating explosion in August. | A fire broke out at a shopping centre being built in Beirut, marking the third blaze in a week in a city still reeling from a devastating explosion in August. |
| Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames that damaged a corner of the Beirut Souks' latticed roof. | Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames that damaged a corner of the Beirut Souks' latticed roof. |
| There were no reports of injuries and the cause of the fire is not yet known. | There were no reports of injuries and the cause of the fire is not yet known. |
| The building was designed by the practice of the renowned late British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. | The building was designed by the practice of the renowned late British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. |
| Born in Baghdad, Dame Zaha studied maths at the American University of Beirut - where she later designed a building on campus which was completed in 2014 - before embarking on her career at the Architectural Association in London. | |
| Her other creations include the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, the Riverside Museum at Glasgow's Museum of Transport, and Guangzhou Opera House in China. | |
| Beirut Souks is located in a commercial district close the city's port, where a blast six weeks ago killed almost 200 people, wounded 6,000 others, and caused as much as $4.6bn (£3.6bn) of physical damage and $3.5bn of economic damage. | |
| The disaster, which is still under investigation, happened when a fire triggered the detonation of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had been stored unsafely. | The disaster, which is still under investigation, happened when a fire triggered the detonation of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had been stored unsafely. |
| Last week, two fires at the port caused alarm and anger among residents, who have accused the ruling elite of corruption, neglect and mismanagement. | Last week, two fires at the port caused alarm and anger among residents, who have accused the ruling elite of corruption, neglect and mismanagement. |
| There was a small fire last Tuesday that was extinguished quickly and a larger fire on Thursday at a port warehouse where aid was being stored. | There was a small fire last Tuesday that was extinguished quickly and a larger fire on Thursday at a port warehouse where aid was being stored. |
| More on the explosion in Beirut | More on the explosion in Beirut |
| An investigation into the latter blaze found that sparks from a power saw could have been the cause. | An investigation into the latter blaze found that sparks from a power saw could have been the cause. |
| "It's terrible. It's unbelievable," jogger Joe Sayegh told Reuters news agency as he stood near the Beirut Souks after the latest fire on Tuesday. "Every day we have a problem." | "It's terrible. It's unbelievable," jogger Joe Sayegh told Reuters news agency as he stood near the Beirut Souks after the latest fire on Tuesday. "Every day we have a problem." |
| Lebanon was already reeling from an economic crisis that had caused its currency to collapse, driven up unemployment, and plunged many into poverty. | Lebanon was already reeling from an economic crisis that had caused its currency to collapse, driven up unemployment, and plunged many into poverty. |
| The government resigned in the wake of the Beirut blast and Western powers are demanding that its replacement implement reforms to unlock financial aid. | The government resigned in the wake of the Beirut blast and Western powers are demanding that its replacement implement reforms to unlock financial aid. |
| "If they are the same people, nothing will change," Mr Sayegh said. | "If they are the same people, nothing will change," Mr Sayegh said. |
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