Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said on Sunday that an immense tanker fire in the capital city of Kabul killed seven people and injured another 14. Tariq Arian, the Interior Ministry's spokesperson, said investigators looked through the remains of the blaze, the Associated Press reports. According to Arian, the fire began after a spark ignited a fuel tanker and quickly took over other nearby tankers. Several homes and gas stations were also caught in the flames, the AP reports. ADVERTISEMENT“The first explosion sounded like a mine explosion,” truck driver Haji Mir said, the AP reports.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 02, 2021 20:48 UTC