Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 19 May 2021 at about 14:40 o’clock in the Kokand branch of Ferghana Neftebaza of Uzbekneftegaz at the Kokand-2 gas station there was a fire of a fuel truck with state number 40 240 MAA GAZ-53 in the process of filling the AI-80 gasoline.

The fire occurred during the transfusion of fuel in the tank of the gas station, as a result of which the GAZ-53 fuel tank burned out and was damaged.

Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Uzbekneftegaz JSC promptly completely extinguished the fire.

For the purpose of a detailed study of the incident, a Working Group was created that studies the causes of the fire. As a result of the fire, no one was injured, and the gas station was not damaged either.

Additional information on the causes of the fire will be provided.