Flaming Pickup Sets Olive Groves Alight in Lebanon

Published August 6th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Fifteen dunums of olive groves in the Bint Jbeil area in south Lebanon were destroyed in a fire on Sunday after two vehicles collided, reported the Daily Star.  

A pickup truck collided with a Mercedes, said the paper, adding that the pickup swerved off the road and onto a slope, where it caught fire.  

One person was seriously injured and the fire destroyed approximately 15 dunums of olive groves. 

The blaze was eventually put out by civil defense personnel – Albawaba.com 

 

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