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Lebanon minister: Silos destroyed in 2020 blast may collapse

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard near grain silos that were damaged by the massive Beirut Port blast in August 2020, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Lebanese caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam said Thursday that the capital's port silos, shredded in a massive blast two years ago may collapse, as authorities struggle to contain a fire. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) FILE - A rescue team surveys the site of a massive explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 7, 2020. Families of some of the victims of Beirut’s deadly port blast have filed a $250 million lawsuit against an American-Norwegian firm suspected of involvement in bringing the explosive material to the port, a Swiss foundation announced Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Accountability Now, which says its mission is to support Lebanese civil society efforts to put an end to the impunity of the country's leaders, said the lawsuit was filed Monday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File) Silos in the Beirut Port, that were destroyed by a massive explosion in 2020 have caught fire due to fermented grains, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Lebanese caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam said Thursday that the capital's port silos, shredded in a massive blast two years ago may collapse, as authorities struggle to contain a fire. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) Journalists look at grain silos, that were severely damaged in the massive Beirut Port blast in August 2020, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Lebanese caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam said Thursday that the capital's port silos, shredded in a massive blast two years ago may collapse, as authorities struggle to contain a fire. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) Journalists gather near damaged Beirut Port silos that withstood the massive port blast in August 2020, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Lebanese caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam said Thursday that the capital's port silos, shredded in a massive blast two years ago may collapse, as authorities struggle to contain a fire. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) Silos in the north block of the Beirut Port, that were destroyed by a massive explosion in 2020, have caught fire due to fermented grains, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Lebanese caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam said Thursday that the capital's port silos, shredded in a massive blast two years ago may collapse, as authorities struggle to contain a fire. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) Lebanese caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam, left, speaks with Beirut Port Silos General Manager Assad Haddad near Beirut Port silos, that were destroyed by a massive explosion in 2020, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Salam said Thursday that the capital's port silos, shredded in a massive blast two years ago may collapse, as authorities struggle to contain a fire. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) The north block of the Beirut Port silos, already damaged in the August 2020 port blast, has caught fire due to fermented grain and is at risk of collapse, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Lebanese caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam said Thursday that the capital's port silos, shredded in a massive blast two years ago may collapse, as authorities struggle to contain a fire. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)