Two people have been injured after two oil tankers docked in the lagoon of Thaa Vilifushi were caught in a fire earlier today.
Speaking to the Press, a resident from Vilifushi said that one of the individuals who was injured was the owner of one of the oil tankers and that the other was a foreigner who worked on the oil tanker.
The outlet has been unable to confirm the extent of their injuries, but various sources have said that they suffered burns from the fire.
It is unclear whether the victims were on one of the tankers when it caught fire or whether they arrived on the scene after the fire started.
Witnesses said that one of the oil tankers caught fire and that the fire spread to the next vessel after that. Witnesses also reported that another vessel was docked in the lagoon when the incident happened, but that it was saved from the fire.
The reason behind the fire remainds unclear.
