A fire that engulfed around fifteen fuel tankers in northern Iraq killed one driver and injured seven others on Monday, local authorities said, APA reports citing Arab News.
The exact cause of the fire, which broke out in a parking area for the Parviz Khan border crossing was still under investigation.
“Firefighters have brought the fire at the Parviz Khan border crossing under control,” the Garmiyan regional municipality, home to the crossing, said in a statement.
“One person was killed and seven others injured,” it said, adding that the victims were all taken to hospital.
“The fire broke out around 1900 (1600 GMT) in a parking area reserved for fuel tankers and lasted around two hours,” the municipal spokesman Shoman Ahmed told AFP.
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