A huge fire erupted Tuesday on the building of the Justice Ministry in Beirut, injuring twelve people including the General Director of the ministry.

A huge fire erupted Tuesday on the building of the Justice Ministry in Beirut, injuring twelve people including the General Director of the ministry.

General Director Omar Natour suffered burns to his face and he was transferred to Beirut’s Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, media reported.

The blaze erupted in the fourth and fifth floors of the building located in Beirut’s Mathaf area and firefighting teams have succeeded in extinguishing most of it, said the National News Agency.
The cause of the fire remains unknown.

Civil defense teams have managed to evacuate most of the employees from the building, said Voice of Lebanon radio.
They succeeded in pulling out 12 employees who suffered minor injuries.

Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi soon arrived at the scene to inspect the rescue and firefighting operations.