Tankers were on fire this Monday afternoon in the city of Majunga. Large explosions shook the inhabitants of the city of Majunga, in the fonkotany of Antanimalandy and its surroundings. No injuries or loss of human life is to be deplored, after the mobilization of all firefighters in the city of Majunga, to control the fire.

The origin of the fire has yet to be determined.

An investigation was opened by the national police; the origin of the explosion is not known for the moment, but some sources, evokes a case of short-circuit; and other sources believe to know that the fire would be due to a welding on a tanker.

However, the fire has left enormous material damage; according to a source at the local gendarmerie in Majunga, "Two flatbed tankers, four tractors, three tarpaulin trailers and three tanker trailers are affected by the fire". It indicates that one of the tanks was still full at the time of the tragedy. This probably caused the explosion, she analyses. No material damage was found outside the garage, but the vehicles were reduced to ashes. Vehicles costing hundreds of millions of Ariary destroyed in no time. The case is currently in the hands of the police who are in charge of the investigation.