#fire engulfs Mount #Lebanon forest, threatens homes
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Firefighters on Monday were struggling to extinguish a massive blaze that engulfed a forest in a Mount Lebanon village on the outskirt of Beirut, state media and live television footage showed. The fire burned through the Wadi al-Sit forest in the town of Betshay, and is encroaching on a residential neighborhood in Baabda, home to the presidential palace. Three helicopters have been commissioned to support civil defense and army units battle the flames. read more