Heavy damage was caused by a fire last night at a gas station in the city of Garowe, the capital of the Puntland administration. Footage from the scene today shows many vehicles and buildings destroyed by the fire.
The fire was said to have started when a car in a garage near the gas station caught fire. The fire spread to the gas station and other buildings near the place where the fire started.
The vehicle in the garage was completely burnt, as the garage was a place to store cars. The vehicle that caught fire was a fuel tanker parked in the garage.
According to sources close to the scene, the official cause of the fire has not been confirmed yet. Security agencies in Puntland are actively investigating the cause of the fire. One person who was a guard of the garage suffered minor injuries.
The fire came at a time when the Garowe district administration banned gas stations in congested areas, which was one of the measures to prevent such dangers.
