UPDATE: Caught on tape... A second fuel tank in the Libyan capital Tripoli has caught fire, which Libya's National Oil Company has described as "out of control".
A dark cloud hangs over Tripoli today... but this time it's physical not metaphorical. As NBC reports [6], a rocket hit a fuel storage tank containing 1.5 million gallons of gasoline, triggering a major blaze as rival brigades of former rebels fought for control of Tripoli's main airport. A huge cloud of black smoke billowed across the capital's skyline as the blaze burned "out of control," and firefighters had withdrawn from the area.
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#Tripoli [8] #Libya [9] Photo no.2 of now worsening fire at oil storage tanks nr. airport. Frontline Zintani Misurati fight. pic.twitter.com/55kVpGQUrG [10]
— Anita McNaught (@anitamcnaught) July 28, 2014 [11]
Fire caused by rocket rages at Tripoli's largest oil depot http://t.co/xk1mCJTk2U [12] pic.twitter.com/HDZsDSIyug [13]
— Circa (@Circa) July 28, 2014 [14]
And cooling the natural gas tanks...
