This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows an oil depot which caught fire in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. An oil storage caught fire in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a fire brigade official said on Monday. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, July 31 (Xinhua) -- An oil storage caught fire in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a fire brigade official said on Monday.
The fire erupted when employees of the storage were loading the oil, Shah Mahmoud Timori said. The incident happened in a storage where petrol and diesel have been stored.
Although firefighters managed to extinguish the fire, it had caused property damage to locals living in the area.
Police have yet to make comment on the incident. ■
This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows an oil depot which caught fire in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. An oil storage caught fire in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a fire brigade official said on Monday. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows an oil depot which caught fire in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. An oil storage caught fire in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a fire brigade official said on Monday. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)
