Yemen's capital shaken by gas station explosion, eyewitnesses narrated horrifying scene

There were explosions at a gas station in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday (September 3) night, which shook the entire city. A massive explosion hit a gas station in Sanaa, the capital of Houthi-controlled Yemen, according to officials and witnesses. The explosion was so strong that a massive fire broke out nearby.

The explosion occurred at Sanaa's Mufazzar gas station, which is located near the al-Khurafi military camp in the northeastern part of the capital. Houthi forces surrounded the entire area of the accident. As soon as the incident was known, the rescue workers immediately responded and tried to control the situation.

"Eyewitnesses on Sunday night said the explosion was so loud that we felt deafened. The sound of the explosion was heard across the city and the fire that followed was visible from miles away," Xinhua news agency reported. At present there is no news of any casualty in the accident.