A huge fire broke out on Sunday in warehouses of the national electricity company, located in the southern suburbs of the Libyan capital, without causing any casualties.
Equipment warehouses of the General Electricity Company (GECOL) caught fire on Sunday evening in the industrial zone of al-Krimiya, about twenty kilometers south of Tripoli.
Thick columns of black smoke were visible even after nightfall from Tripoli, according to an AFP journalist on site.
Videos broadcast by social networks and local media showed dozens of firefighters trying to control the flames before a strong explosion pushed them back.
Although no casualties have been reported, the head of the national unity government, Abdelhamid Dbeibah, has called for an investigation to determine the origin of the fire.
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, as is the extent of the damage.