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Death toll rises to 19 in Salang Tunnel fire, 32 injured
At least 19 people have been killed and 32 injured after an oil tanker caught fire inside a tunnel on the Salang highway that connects Kabul to northern Afghanistan, Parwan governor’s spokesman confirmed.
The incident happened at around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday after the oil tanker overturned in the tunnel.
Those injured in the incident have been taken to hospitals in Kabul, Baghlan and Parwan capital.
Kamran Zaid, a spokesman for Parwan police, said that some of the bodies recovered were unidentifiable due to severe burns. They also include women and children.
The highway remained closed on Sunday.