Fire Breaks Out at Market in Downtown Kabul

Fire broke out at a market in the Makrorayan-e-Char area in Kabul’s District 4 on Saturday afternoon.

The cause of the fire is not clear so far. Eyewitnesses said dozens of shops were damaged in the fire.

The area is surrounded by dozens of shops and residential houses.

Videos on social media show that shopkeepers were trying to save their goods from the fire as it was expanding speedily.