Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A fuel tank with a capacity of 5,000 tons ignited at a tank farm in Chinaz district at 11:30.

In a matter of minutes, 14 firefighting and rescue crews of the Emergency Situations Department of Tashkent region were mobilized to the place of the fire.

The situation is under the full control of the Ministry of Emergencies. According to rescuers, it will take about 1 hour to completely eliminate the fire.

No information on the victims had been received by this hour.