Tripoli: The National Safety Authority announced the death of two young men after a fire broke out at a caf© in the Abu Salim area of Tripoli on Friday evening.

According to Libyan News Agency, the Authority stated that firefighting teams from both the Tripoli National Safety Department and the Ghout al-Shaal National Safety Unit responded to the scene after the main operations room received a report of a fire inside a caf© in the Abu Salim area.

The Authority confirmed that the firefighting teams were able to control and completely extinguish the fire, preventing its spread. It also noted that one team member was injured during the firefighting operations and received necessary first aid and medical treatment.