Firefighters battle huge blaze at Afghanistan-Iran border

Firefighters work on a burning tanker carrying fuel (Hamed Sarfarazi/AP)

Firefighters have struggled for a second day to battle a massive blaze that began when a fuel tanker exploded at a major crossing in Afghanistan’s western Herat province on the Iranian border.

At least 20 people were injured and many of the more than 500 lorries lined up at the Islam Qala crossing carrying natural gas and fuel were still ablaze, according to Afghan officials and Iranian state media.