A van loaded with firecrackers in Beirut's Ashrafiyeh district burst in flames Thursday, causing panic among residents who thought a gunfight erupted in the area.
An Nahar daily said Friday that an electric short caused a fire in the mini-bus parked near the main campus of the American University College of Science and Technology.
The fire quickly spread through the van and boxes full of fireworks were set off, giving off sounds similar to gunfire, the newspaper said.
An Nahar daily said Friday that an electric short caused a fire in the mini-bus parked near the main campus of the American University College of Science and Technology.
The fire quickly spread through the van and boxes full of fireworks were set off, giving off sounds similar to gunfire, the newspaper said.