Gas tank explodes after fire breaks out inside a station north of Aden

Local sources said that a violent explosion rocked the interim capital, Aden, on Friday evening, as a result of a fire that broke out at a gas station in Mansoura, in the city of Aden, in the south of the country.

The sources told "Yemeni Youth Net" that a fire broke out in a gas station in the Mansoura area, which led to the explosion of the tanker.

According to the sources, flames were seen rising from the place, without mentioning any details about the losses resulting from the fire until the time of writing the report.

Activists circulated  Pictures and videos of the explosion and flames rising from the scene are circulating on social media.

A violent explosion in Mansoura pic.twitter.com/jUwYZdi9mF

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According to eyewitnesses, the fires were caused by the lack of occupational safety tools at the stations, which have become randomly spread in neighborhoods and residential areas, and the resulting risks to the lives of civilians.

A fire broke out at dawn yesterday, Thursday, in Al-Nabras Printing Press in Aden, which led to the death of six workers who were inside the restaurant.

According to sources, the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit inside the printing press, which led to this disaster.