After 24 hours, the fire was contained in the port of Islam Qala

The Ministry of Finance announced in a statement that the fire was contained in the port of Islam Qala, Herat.

According to the latest information from the delegation of the Ministry of Finance at Islam Qala Customs, the fire was fortunately contained, the statement said.

According to the ministry, the exact amount of damage caused by this incident is still unknown.

But the ministry said they had sent a team to investigate the extent of the damage and how the accident happened.

At noon yesterday (Saturday, February 13), the Islam qala port of Herat had witnessed a fire that, according to local sources, had caused great damage.

The exact number of casualties is not known, but the Herat Chamber of Commerce and Investment said that according to preliminary statistics, about 500 gas and oil tankers were burnt in the incident and about $ 40-50 million was damaged.