LATEST: Hospitals in Beirut are already overwhelmed and have been turning the injured away, with some of the injured now driving to Tripoli, 50 miles north, to receive treatment.
showing significant damage within the newspaper's office building. Firefighters were seen battling flames at the scene of the blast. It is not yet known what caused the explosion.making an urgent call for blood donationsOther eyewitnesses said there are multiple fires still burning and that windows of apartment buildings were shattered in a large radius around the blast site.
Hospitals in Beirut are already overwhelmed and have been turning the injured away, with some of the injured now driving to Tripoli, 50 miles north, to receive treatment. The blast itself was heard up to 25 miles south of the city, and the streets in Beirut are paved with glass.Firefighters spray water at a fire after an explosion was heard in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2020.A picture shows the scene of an explosion in Beirut, Aug. 4, 2020.
The blast comes at a time of heightened tension between the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah, which makes up part of the Lebanese government, and neighboring Israel. An Israeli military official told ABC News they had no comment on the blast.which has exacerbated sectarian tensions within the country in recent months.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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