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Fire at Iran-Afghanistan border extinguished after massive inferno

 
 Fire blazing at Iran-Afghanistan Dogharoun border, August 5, 2024. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/IRANINTERNATIONAL)
Fire blazing at Iran-Afghanistan Dogharoun border, August 5, 2024.
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/IRANINTERNATIONAL)

"Smoke from the fire in this economic hub is visible up to 18 kilometers away," the deputy governor of Taybad for political, security, and social affairs said.

Fuel tanks caught fire on Monday on Iran's side of the Iran-Afghanistan Dogharoun Special Economic Zone at the border, semi-official Iranian state Tasnim news agency reported.

The fire, that broke out in fuel tanks on Iran's side of the Iran-Afghanistan border has been extinguished, Iranian state media reported later on Monday. 

"The fire injured four people up to now and has been put out. The cause of the incident is still being investigated," state media said.

Activities halted in area

The incident had led to the halting of activities in parts of the special economic zone, according to state media.

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The fire caused partial damage to the fuel storage infrastructure, state media added.

"Firefighters have already been dispatched to control the fire, but the amount of damage has not yet been reported," Tasmin news agency reporter Mohammad Reza Rezaei said. 

 The flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) is pictured from the Dogharoun border crossing between Iran and Afghanistan, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran August 29, 2021. (credit: VIA REUTERS)
The flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) is pictured from the Dogharoun border crossing between Iran and Afghanistan, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran August 29, 2021. (credit: VIA REUTERS)

Three Iranian vehicles and one Afghan vehicle allegedly were completely burnt in the fire. 


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"Smoke from the fire in this economic hub is visible up to 18 kilometers away," the deputy governor of Taybad for political, security, and social affairs said. "To prevent the fire from spreading to the Dogharoun border customs areas, units stationed in this economic hub are being evacuated," he stated.

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Rezaei stressed that vehicles are not allowed to enter the area.

This is a developing story.

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