Aug 5, 2024, 9:03 PM
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Fire shuts down Iran’s main trade gateway to Afghanistan

Aug 5, 2024, 9:03 PM
News ID: 85559537
Fire shuts down Iran’s main trade gateway to Afghanistan

Mashad, IRNA – A local official in Iran’s northeastern province of Razavi Khorasan has said that a major fire sparked by fuel tankers in the Dogharoun Special Economic Zone has caused the shutdown of activities at the border region with Afghanistan.

During a Monday interview with an IRNA correspondent, Rezaei reported that due to safety protocol violations, three Iranian and one Afghan fuel tankers ignited at 1:48 p.m. local time in the Dogharoun Special Economic Zone. 

He explained that operations at the customs, the economic zone, the border market, and the transportation fleet were halted, and personnel evacuated to prevent the blaze from spreading.

Mohammad Reza Rezaei, deputy governor for political, security, and social affairs in the city of Taybad said on Monday that the fire has halted traffic and closed activities at customs and border markets.

He said that the blaze broke out at noon after three Iranian and one Afghan fuel tankers caught fire due to negligence of safety issues.

All activities were halted in order to prevent the spread of the fire, he noted, adding that Iranian and Afghan firefighters have been dispatched to the area to put out the flames. 

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