A huge fire broke out on Sunday in warehouses of the national electricity company, located in the southern suburbs of the Libyan capital. Videos broadcast by social networks and local media showed dozens of firefighters trying to control the flames before a strong explosion pushed them back.
Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi ordered “the evacuation of homes located near the GECOL depots in al-Krimiya, within a radius of one kilometer,” according to a statement on Facebook. The causes of the fire are still unknown.