Kabul: At least nine people died and 14 were injured in a fire that engulfed fuel tankers on Saturday night in the north of Kabul, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.
The fire broke out in Qala-e-Murad Bek, damaging over 50 trucks, cars and other fuel tankers, a ministerial spokesperson told Tolo News.
The initial explosion caused a chain of explosions in the area in Shakar Dara district on the northern outskirts of the city, affecting and destroying at least 50 fuel trucks. A fuel pump station, several shops and houses were also destroyed in the incident.
Several firefighting units were working in the area to put out the fire and help the affected people.
The incident may have been caused by a terrorist activity as one truck driver said the explosion was caused by detonation of a sticky improvised bomb attached to one of the trucks, according to the report.
The power supply was suspended in parts of Kabul after the explosion damaged an electricity pole.