6 killed after gas factory fire in Afghanistan

Six people lost their lives and nine others were injured due to a big fire at a gas factory in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, reported Xinhua, quoting local media outlet TOLOnews on Sunday.

The fire erupted Saturday afternoon in a gas factory in the Qala-e-Haidar Khan area of Paghman district, west of the Kabul city.

Noorullah Ansar, head of the natural disasters and firefighting department under the ministry of interior affairs, confirmed that six people were killed, with nine others injured.

"Fire has been completely put out, and the firefighters were able to prevent the flames from spreading to nearby markets," said Ansar.

According to the source, the economic losses are not yet determined and the cause of the fire is being investigated.