Charbel was Chief of Operations at Beirut Fire Brigade and he had never thought he would witness a fire that would completely destroy the city of Beirut. On August 4, 2020, when the department’s operations room received a call about a fire at the port of Beirut, he rushed to the scene. When he arrived at the port, he called for backup as he saw the intensity of the situation. A few moments later a huge explosion hit the port and killed him.