Beirut, September 4:┬аIn what appeared as a miracle, signs of life were detected beneath the rubble of a building that came down in the massive explosion last month. Temperature sensors detected "breathing and pulse activity", which is an apparent indication of a living being present┬а under the debris.┬аGeorge Khanisser, тАШMiracleтАЩ Baby Born During Beirut Blast Gives a Ray Hope to the Lebanese People With His Pics and Videos.

The disaster response cell, along with senior civic officials, were not able to confirm whether a human being has been detected beneath the rubble by the time preliminary reports had emerged. A bunch of rescue workers, however, arrived at the site after the signs of life were apparent.

Once it is confirmed that a human is present beneath the debris, the top officials would be pressed into a rescue operation which is expected to last for several hours.

A rescue worker, identified as┬аEddy Bitar, told reporters that the temperature sensors as well as the rescue dogs have detected the presence of a human life beneath the collapsed building. "These (signs of breathing and pulse) along with the temperature sensor means there is a possibility of life," he was reported as saying.

The collapsed building under which the possible presence of an alive human was detected, is based in┬аGemmayze area of Beirut. The locality, closed to the port, was the worst-affected by the blast that erupted on August 4. If a person is indeed brought out alive from under the rubbles at this stage, it would be nothing short of a "miracle", commentators on social media said.

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