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      Video Of Egypt Pipeline Fire Viral As Beirut Blasts

      The video actually shows a fire caused by a crude oil pipeline that ruptured in a suburb of Cairo, Egypt.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  12 Aug 2020 9:26 PM IST
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      Video Of Egypt Pipeline Fire Viral As Beirut Blasts
      A video viewed more than 6,000 times on Facebook has been shared as showing the aftermath of explosions that devastated Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. However, the claim is false; the video actually shows a fire caused by a crude oil pipeline that ruptured last month in a suburb of Cairo, Egypt.


      "Pls pray for Lebanon country (sic)," reads the caption of the footage published on Facebook.

      Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post, taken on August 10, 2020

      The 30-second video clip shows clouds of dark smoke billowing from a large fire on the side of a road where vehicles are parked. Several people can be seen dragging what appears to be an injured person away from the inferno.

      Also Read: Aftermath Image Of 2015 Warehouse Explosion In China Shared As Beirut

      The video was also published in another Facebook post with the same claim.

      However, it does not show the scene of the two explosions that devastated Beirut on August 4, 2020. This video was shot along Ismailia Road in a suburb of Cairo on July 14, 2020, when a fire broke out due to a leaking crude oil pipeline.

      Using the InVID WeVerify tool, AFP Fact Check ran reverse image searches on keyframes of the video and found it was published by several news channels that reported on the incident, including American broadcaster ABC News.

      Canada's Global News shared the footage on Twitter.

      New on YouTube: Cars set ablaze after massive fire breaks out along pipeline in Egypt https://t.co/y187qaCiEm

      — Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) July 14, 2020


      These reports explained that the video shows blazes along the Shuqair-Mostorod crude oil pipeline in Cairo.

      BBC journalist Mohamed Yehia also posted the footage on Twitter, explaining that it was filmed along Ismailia Road.

      At the 46th second of a longer version of the video published by Global News, AFP Fact Check observed a blue signpost along the road with an indicator for "Cairo Airport".

      Screenshot taken on August 10, 2020, showing the indicator for 'Cairo Airport'

      Google Maps shows that Cairo International Airport is indeed situated along the same road where the fire broke out.

      Google Maps screenshot taken on August 11, 2020

      Two news agencies, Reuters and AP, also reported on the incident.

      "A major fire broke out after a leak of oil from the Shuqair-Mostorod pipeline next to a busy highway in a Cairo suburb on Tuesday and 17 people were injured, authorities said," Reuters reported on July 14, 2020.

      This video thus has no link to the explosions in Beirut.

      Also Read: Video Claiming Missile Strike Caused Blast At Beirut Port Is Doctored

      At least 150 people were killed and more than 6,000 injured in major blasts resulting from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate in Beirut's port, as AFP reported here.

      Numerous photos and videos of the Beirut blasts circulated on social media, including photos taken by AFP journalists.

      Un hélicoptère éteint un incendie sur le lieu d'une explosion dans le port de Beyrouth, la capitale libanaise, le 4 août 2020.
      Des incendies brûlent dans le port de Beyrouth, la capitale libanaise, où l'on aperçoit plusieurs grues, après une importante explosion le 4 août 2020.
      Un bateau est avalé par les flammes dans le port de Beyrouth à la suite d'une explosion qui a causé d'importants dégâts dans le centre-ville de la capitale libanaise le 4 août 2020.
      Un silo de blé et un bateau apparaissent détruits dans le port de Beyrouth, un jour après les deux puissantes explosions qui ont ravagé la capitale libanaise le 4 août 2020.

      Since the Beirut explosions, several false and misleading claims have circulated on social media, including that they were caused by a nuclear explosion. AFP Fact Check has debunked this claim.

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      Claim :   Video shows the aftermath of explosions in Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020
      Claimed By :  Facebook posts
      Fact Check :  False
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