Damage caused by a fire that broke out at the "Bonjus" factory in Fanar, Mount Lebanon, on Feb. 19, 2026. (Credit: Civil Defense)
A fire broke out Thursday morning at a juice box manufacturing factory in Fanar, Mount Lebanon, which killed one and injured two, according to the Civil Defense.
In a statement, the Civil Defense said, "The explosion of an industrial machine caused, around 4:30 a.m., the collapse of part of the ground floor and the first floor." When contacted, a Civil Defense spokesperson said it was the Lebanese factory "Bonjus," founded in 1962. He also noted that an Indian worker succumbed to his injuries, while two others, a Lebanese and a Syrian national, were hospitalized.
Several fires broke out in factories in Lebanon at the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026, including in a butcher shop in Saida (south Lebanon), a recycling factory in Koura, and a Hawa Chicken factory in Anfeh (north Lebanon).
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