Gas station burns in Sana’a [Archives:2006/980/Front Page]

SANA'A, Sept. 9 ) The Mismar gas station at the Siteen-Hadda Street intersection burned Saturday evening, destroying many parts of the station.

Eyewitnesses said the fire began aboard an oil tanker that was supplying oil to the station. Fire ignited when a taxi driver started his car somewhere near the tanker, thus sparking the incident.

The driver was able to get the tanker away from the station, but close to a building containing a wedding hall and a furniture shop, most of whose belongings the fire destroyed. Firefighters arrived half an hour later after fire destroyed most of the tanker as well as the station. Initial losses involving the gas station, oil tanker, wedding hall and furniture shop are estimated at YR 30 million.

There were no injuries, except minor ones for two gas station employees who tried to extinguish the fire manually.

The Yemen Times requested a meeting with the station owner, but his assistant said he's tired and unable to meet with anyone presently.
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