A fire broke out Thursday, around 18:00, in a gas depot in Mohammedia (Casablanca region), according to local authorities.
Immediately alerted, the local authorities and security and civil protection services moved to the scene to take the necessary measures, the same sources said that the intervention teams, supported by elements of the company Marsa Morocco and Lydec, have managed to control the fire around 19:30 without casualties.
As for the material damage, five tanker trucks of eight tonnes each of the seven on the site, have caught fire, the same source said.
As part of the preventive measures, the intervention teams have ensured to secure the area adjacent to the gas depot by evacuating the population in anticipation of any potential danger.
An investigation was opened by local authorities under the supervision of the competent prosecutor to determine the circumstances of this incident.
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