Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At the Pakhta oil depot located in Tashkent region, a fire occurred during repair work, which is being eliminated by 14 fire and rescue crews of the Emergency Situations Department of the Tashkent region.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Energy, Energy Minister Alisher Sultanov promptly arrived at the scene of the incident to directly assess the scale of the incident and the measures taken to eliminate it.

At the moment, the fire is being eliminated, work is underway to establish the activities of the Pakhtinskaya oil depot in the normal mode. There were no casualties in the accident.

The causes of the incident will be established through a thorough investigation of the incident.