A massive Fire broke out in a large market in the western province of Herat in Afghanistan, engulfing approximately 200 shops early morning on Saturday.
The incident occurred at Qasr-e-Herat Clothing market in PD 7 of the city, according to Abdul Wadood Faizzada, the provincial head of the craftsman union in Herat.
According to Abdullah Insaf, a spokesman for the regional police, the fire was thought to have been started by an electrical shock, which raged for hours.
According to officials, most shops were destroyed in the fire, costing 100 million AFG.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Interior Affairs, the fire was reported to the neighbourhood fire station one hour after it started.
According to the ministry, the incident caused no human loss, but it had a substantial financial loss.
