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One dead and dozens injured in ‘gruesome’ Salang Tunnel fire
Ministry of Public Works said Sunday that a fire that broke out in Salang Tunnel has been extinguished but one person was killed and 26 were injured in the blaze.
According to officials, an oil tanker caught fire inside the tunnel on Saturday night, which is in eastern Parwan province. Officials described the incident as “gruesome”.
“The gruesome incident took place inside Salang tunnel around 09:00 p.m. local time,” said the provincial governor’s spokesman Hekmatullah Shamim.
The Ministry of Defense says that the members of the Central Army Corps were sent in to help and have rescued 18 people so far, added that the rescue operation is still ongoing.
Some other local news outlets reports that the causality toll is much higher than what the officials have said.
Salang Tunnel, which is 3,000 meters above sea level, connects Kabul to the northern provinces.