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Massive brush fire triggers landmine blasts along south Lebanon border
Date of incident:
July 23, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Civil Defense
UNIFIL
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Firefighters Thursday contained a massive blaze that broke out one day earlier near the southern town of Adaisseh along the border with Israel. High temperatures and low humidity fed the fire, which erupted at 6 a.m. Wednesday.
A security source told The Daily Star two landmines exploded due to the brush fire. No one was hurt. Israel had left thousands of unexploded ordnance in south Lebanon during its 18-year occupation.
Dozens of Civil Defense firefighters, backed by the Lebanese Army and U.N. peacekeepers serving in south Lebanon, worked to ensure that the blaze was completely doused, the source added.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jul-23/307925-massive...
Primary category:
Fire
Classification of conflict (primary):
Other
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