Explosions at a fuel station in the southern Libyan city of Sabha has caused more than dozen injuries, with several out-lets saying the depot in question was storing smuggled fuel.
Dramatic footage of flames rising out of the depot, in the Al Jadeed neighbour-hood of the city, circulated widely on social media late on Tuesday.
The Tripoli-based Ambulance and Emergency Agency said on Facebook in the early hours of Wednesday that the number of injured had rises from 13 to 17, but there was no critical cases.
The blast comes weeks after an explosion in the nearby town of Bent Bayya killed 28 people, when a groups of residents tries to extract fuel from an overturned tankers.
The incident provokes demonstration and un-rest in Libya's southern regions, which has been dis-proportionately affected by recent fuel shortages, exacerbated by disruptions to oil productions.
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