Generator fires: What you need to know about adulterated diesel in Lebanon

The increasing number of fires in Lebanon involving electrical generators is said to be the result of using adulterated diesel, which sometimes sells for $40 or $50 less per ton than the prices set by the Energy Ministry. This was recently alleged by MTV in an investigation, pointing to the import and sale of this blended fuel by traders evading government regulation.While L’Orient-Le Jour has not been able to confirm this information, “this is a phenomenon that goes back some time and I have been warning against it for a long time,” Georges Brax, head of the gas station union, told L'Orient-Le Jour. According to him, the increase in rates could be one reason why consumers are tempted to buy cheaper, adulterated diesel. But given the risks, he advised everyone "to check the price of fuel against that of the market or the...