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A blew up at a dentist's surgery on Monday, wounding seven people, some seriously, according to reports.

The clinic was situated on the second floor of a five-storeyÌýresidential apartment block in , according to witnesses, when a generator blew up, according to theÌýAnadoluÌýAgency news outlet.

The explosion is the latest of severalÌýblastsÌýin recent months.

It was not clear whetherÌýthe generator belonged to the dentist's surgery or to the building as a whole.

A nurseÌýand a dentist are among the injured, the sources added.

A blaze caused by the explosion was put out by firefighters who raced to the building.

The Lebanese police force has launched an inquiry into the incident.

A series of explosions in Lebanon have raised concerns about public safety.

In August 2020Ìýa blast atÌýÌýkilled more than 200 people.

Last month, a in the Akkar district resulting in at least 20 dead.

Power generators are commonÌýthroughout Lebanon due to a severe fuel drought currently.

Fuel shortages have lasted many months and led to constant blackouts as the LebaneseÌýeconomy remains in meltdown.

A deadly fuel tank explosion in Lebanon has heaped new misery on the country

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The religious and ethnically diverse nation has experienced hyperinflation and the Lebanese of its black-market worth versus the dollar, compared to its rate in October 2019.

As this hardshipÌýcontinues, the Lebanese Shia party Hezbollah has organised for Iranian fuelÌýto be brought into the country.

Its leader, thatÌýthe first lot will reach the Hezbollah stronghold ofÌýthe BeqaaÌýValley by Thursday.