KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A fire gutted 80 tons of fuel worth eight million afghanis in the main fuel market in southern Kandahar province, officials said on Sunday.
The blaze erupted in the market on the Kabul-Kandahar highway east of the provincial capital at 7:00pm yesterday.
Abdul Qodus Agha, deputy director of fuel traders union, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the fire broke out due to an overheated power generator in fuel reserves.
According to him, due to shortage of electricity, generators are used to transfer fuel from one reserve to another.
He added: “About 80 tons of fuel . . .
