Huge fire in a gas depot in Morocco, no injuries
The Moroccan authorities announced that the firefighting teams controlled a huge fire that broke out in the evening, in a gas depot near Casablanca, without causing any injuries.
And the huge fire, whose photos were spread on social media, broke out at around 18:00 (17:00 GMT) in a gas depot in the coastal city of Muhammadiyah (west), according to a source in the local authorities, according to Agence France-Presse.
Firefighting teams were able to control the fire after two and a half hours, according to the same source.
For its part, 2M TV channel quoted an unnamed official source as saying that the fire broke out in a propane gas tank.
According to the authorities, the fire destroyed five tanks, each with a capacity of eight tons.
An investigation has been launched to establish the circumstances of the fire.
In a precautionary measure, the rescue teams evacuated the houses adjacent to the warehouse of their residents and imposed a security cordon around the area.
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