A huge fire swept through a carpet market in capital Kabul this afternoon, incurring heavy financial loss to the merchants.
Eyewitnesses in the area and local merchants confirmed that no loss of life was reported in the incident but huge financial loss was incurred to the local businessmen.
The incident took place in Qaisar market in the vicinity fo 4th of police district of Kabul city but no further details were available regarding the main cause of the incident.
This comes as a huge fire incident was reported in a fuel market in the outskirts of Kabul city late in September this year.
According to reports, the traders suffered a major financial loss of $8 to $10 million in the fire incident in Qwai Markaz area of the city.
Earlier, a massive fire swept through a key diplomatic area of Kabul city in mid-July but no reports emerged regarding the circumstances of the incident and exact figure regarding the financial and human losses.
