Rescuers and firemen try to extinguish the blaze of burning buildings at the site of a huge explosion in an industrial district near the Christian subburb of Dekouaneh in Beirut. Two people were killed and eight others injured when a car bomb explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Saturday. (Xinhua photo)

Two people were killed and eight others injured when a car bomb explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Saturday, the official Lebanese news agency ANI reported.

ANI said the blast was caused by a car bomb and identified the two victims as Indians.

The blast occurred at around 9:40 p.m. local time (1940 GMT) ina print factory in the industrial Sinn el-Fil district of east Beirut, according to the witnesses.

There is another bomb in the region, a security official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

Smoke could be seen rising from the spot and ambulances have rushed to the area to evacuate the casualties, witnesses said.

They added that the explosion caused a huge fire and fire fighters were trying to contain blazes in several buildings.

Lebanese opposition leader Walid Jumblatt condemned the explosion, urging the immediate resignation of Lebanese security and intelligence officials.

The blast came after two bomb attacks in Lebanon in the past week, during which two people were killed and more than 10 injured.

Lebanon has plunged into a political turbulence since the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Feb. 14.