PARON (Pajhwok): A fire broke out at the building of the Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in eastern Nuristan province.
Maulvi Sami-ul-Haq Haqbayan, director of information and culture, told Pajhwok Afghan News the fire caused by a heater gutted the 3rd floor.
Haqbayan said the blaze was extinguished by employees of the department and area people. The scale of damages is yet to be ascertained but a probe into the incident is ongoing.
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