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A fire tore through a fuel trading hub in Mazar-i-Sharif on September 23, sending thick black smoke across the northern Afghan city and demonstrating the country’s vulnerability to industrial accidents The Khaama Press News Agency reported later the same day.
The blaze broke out at the Timorian Market, located at the entrance to the Mazar–Kabul highway and known as a centre for wholesale fuel storage. Local residents described flames spreading quickly through the densely packed depots, prompting fears of further explosions.
According to Khaama Press, by midday, officials in Balkh province said the fire was not yet under control. Shopkeepers and nearby residents were seen attempting to stem the flames with limited equipment while waiting for emergency crews. Government and local authorities have so far given no information on casualties, the scale of the damage or the cause of the incident.
According to the report, Afghanistan has witnessed a series of destructive fires at fuel depots in recent years, with lax safety standards and weak infrastructure compounding the risk. In Kabul and other northern provinces, such blazes have resulted in heavy loss of life and severe economic damage.
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