Afghanistan: Roaring tanker fire kills 7, injures 14 in Kabul

Blaze tears through dozens of fuel tankers, destroys homes and knocks out electricity to much of the capital.

A searing blaze that raced through fuel tankers on the northern edge of the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed seven people and injured 14 others. Investigators combed through dozens of smouldering tankers on Sunday and a petrol station caught in the flames that roared through the area late Saturday, said interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian. There was no immediate indication of whether the fire was an accident or sabotage. It came on the same day the United States and NATO officially began the final phase of a withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending a nearly 20-year military engagement.