Naples Business Owner’s Sister Was In Beirut During The Massive Explosion
BEIRUT, LEBANON - AUGUST 05: An aerial view of ruined structures at the port, damaged by an explosion a day earlier, on August 5, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. As of Wednesday, more than 100 people were confirmed dead, with thousands injured, when an explosion rocked the Lebanese capital. Officials said a waterfront warehouse storing explosive materials, reportedly 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, was the cause of the blast. (Photo by Haytham Al Achkar/Getty Images)
Nabil Bassil, owner of Moura Bistro in Naples, picked up the phone immediately on Tuesday after news of a massive explosion in Beirut made national headlines.
Who was he calling? His sister! She is a resident of Beirut!
He wasn’t able to get a hold of her for almost the whole day. He said, “By the end of the day I did speak to her. She was talking to me and of course she was really tired, shook, wounded,”
His sister also owned a business in Beirut that was destroyed by the explosion.
Check out the article from Fox 4 HERE
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