This photo taken on July 19, 2024 shows a fire-hit market in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, south Afghanistan.
A market caught fire in Spin Boldak district of south Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday, causing huge damage, provincial government spokesman Mawlawi Ezam said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, July 19 (Xinhua) -- A market caught fire in Spin Boldak district of south Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday, causing huge damage, provincial government spokesman Mawlawi Ezam said.
The fire erupted in the morning rush hour and turned more than 50 containers to ashes until 11 a.m. local time in the market called Wiksh Bazaar, the official added.
Commercial goods including second-hand cars, spare parts and other items were in the market, the official said, adding billions of U.S. dollars feared to have been damaged to the market.
Firefighters had been striving to turn off the fire, the official said, adding the reason for the fire has yet to be determined. ■
A firefighter tries to put out fire in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, south Afghanistan, July 19, 2024.
A market caught fire in Spin Boldak district of south Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday, causing huge damage, provincial government spokesman Mawlawi Ezam said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 19, 2024 shows a fire-hit market in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, south Afghanistan.
A market caught fire in Spin Boldak district of south Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday, causing huge damage, provincial government spokesman Mawlawi Ezam said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 19, 2024 shows a fire-hit market in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, south Afghanistan.
A market caught fire in Spin Boldak district of south Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday, causing huge damage, provincial government spokesman Mawlawi Ezam said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)
