Dozens hurt by huge blaze close to Iran-Afghanistan border

Fire and smoke rise from an explosion of a gas tanker in Herat, Afghanistan February 13, 2021 in this picture obtained by Reuters from a video.

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least 60 people were injured as hundreds of fuel vehicles exploded in a massive blaze that tore through a customs post in Afghanistan close to the Iranian border, disrupting power supplies and causing millions of dollars of damage.

Iranian authorities sent fire engines and ambulances across the border, while scores of locals fought the blaze in the border town of Islam Qala before it was brought under control.