KABUL — Dozens of oil and gas tankers carrying millions of dollars’ worth of fuel caught fire on Saturday, creating an inferno at Afghanistan’s biggest trade crossing with Iran, officials said.
The blaze broke out in the early afternoon at Islam Qala port, 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the western city of Herat, engulfing the tankers that were parked nearby after crossing the border.
“There were between 200 and 300 fuel tankers there and we managed to save some, but most have been engulfed and the fire is so huge that nobody can get to within even a kilometer of it,” said Younus Qazi Zada, head of the Herat Chamber of Commerce.
“The initial estimate is of millions of doll…
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