Morocco: Massive explosion erupts at gas facility in Mohammadia
An explosion erupted at a gas facility in Morocco on Thursday evening, no causalities were reported and local authorities were able to control the blaze.
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Morocco's Mohammedia hosts a number of oil refineries [source: Getty]
A massive explosion occurred at a gas facility in Morocco’s coastal city Mohammedia on Thursday.
Footage shared online showed an enormous blast sprawling several hundred feet into the air, with the sounds of screams among local residents in the background.
The fire is believed to have broken out at 7 pm on December 22, reported 2M.am news website.
No casualties were reported in the blaze. Five tank trucks were destroyed in the fire, according to the state news agency MAP.
Terrifying images from an explosion of a gas depot in Mohammedia. Thankfully no victims have been reported. Official statement doesn’t clarify to whom the gas depot belongs, but some circulating reports say it belongs to Afriquia (gas company owned by Morocco’s prime minister) https://t.co/HW2bO8Aj9A
— Samia Errazzouki (@S_Errazzouki) December 22, 2022
An investigation has been launched to determine what caused the blaze.
Some nearby residents were evacuated temporarily while firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, according to local media.
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