Residents Slam Firefighting Response after Blaze Kills 3 in Beirut
Three people were killed and three others were injured, two seriously, in a fire overnight in an apartment building in the Beirut neighborhood of al-Zaydaniyeh.
The National News Agency identified the dead as Fatima al-Koush, Ali al-Koush and Lara al-Koush, with residents and media reports saying they died of smoke inhalation.
“A.L. Qabbani and K. Qabbani are still in the intensive care unit of the American University of Beirut Medical Center,” NNA added.
Prime Minister Saad Hariri and High Relief Commission chief Maj. Gen. Mohammed Kheir inspected the blaze site overnight and offered condolences to the families of the victims.
As the dead were laid to rest on Friday, residents of the area decried authorities' response, saying firefighters were late to arrive at the scene and that they only had two oxygen breathing apparatuses.
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residents of the area decried authorities' response, saying firefighters were late to arrive at the scene and that they only had two oxygen breathing apparatuses.
but politicians amass billions in their 'pockets' while firefighters lack the very basics to enable them to save lives.
