In Tripoli, fire were spreading to a second reservoir with fuel

In Tripoli, fire were spreading  to a second reservoir with fuel

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Firefighters and civil defense forces of the Libyan capital can not cope with the fire

CAIRO, July 28. Fire at storage facility in Tripoli spread to a second tank with fuel. Told channel “Al Arabiya”. Firefighters and civil defense forces of the Libyan capital is not able to cope on their own with the fire that burns for over 12 hours. According to eyewitnesses, all water supplies spent, and firefighters helplessly shrug. Meanwhile, the rising black smoke can be seen from almost all points of Tripoli.

Earlier, the government of Libya appealed to the international community to provide urgent assistance to the country in extinguishing burning oil storage tanks. On Sunday evening in the fuel tank, which is located next to the highway leading to the international airport, hit by a rocket, launched from multiple rocket launchers. According to available information, there is stored 6 million liters of fuel. City officials still night appealed to residents of homes located in the immediate vicinity of the burning oil tanks, leave the area.

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