Afghanistan, June 20 -- A fire at a manufacturing facility in Herat's industrial park caused an estimated 20 million Afghanis ($280,000) in damage early on Saturday, according to Taliban authorities, although emergency crews prevented far greater losses.
Abdul Matin Qani, spokesman for the Taliban-run Interior Ministry, said the fire broke out at 3:12 a.m. at the Noor Ariana factory in the second phase of Herat's industrial park. The factory produces paper and cardboard products.
According to Qani, firefighting teams from Herat's emergency services managed to contain and extinguish the blaze before it spread to neighboring facilities. He said property and goods worth approximately 650 million Afghanis were protected from destruction durin...