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London court fines British firm around US$1 million over Beirut blast

London court has ordered a British-registered company Savaro to pay over GB£800,000 (US$1 million) in compensation to the victims of the Beirut port explosion on 4 August 2020, when more than 220 people were killed after a huge shipment of ammonium nitrate fertiliser that had been sold by Savaro exploded.

The information was confirmed on 12 June by a group of lawyers in Lebanon in the first verdict on the explosion, according to Reuters.

More specifically, the court ordered Savaro to pay GB£100,000 plus interest each to three relatives of deceased victims, and slightly over GB£500,000 to a wounded woman, according to a statement by the Beirut Bar Association.

Reuters report says that on 31 January 2023, the High Court in London found Savaro liable for death, personal injury and property damage in a case brought by the Association on behalf of blast victims.





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