More than 500 cars were damaged or destroyed in a blaze that spread throughout a scrap yard in Askar.
The fire started at around 12.30pm.
According to sources at the scene, the fire started in a metal scrapyard but due to strong winds, it spread to a nearby car scrapyard.
According to the Interior Ministry's Twitter account, the Civil Defence dispatched 10 vehicles and 18 firemen to battle the blaze.
No injuries or deaths have been reported so far.
For more details read tomorrow's GDN
Civil defence starts extinguishing a fire in the scrap yard in Askar area near Alba with 10 vehicles and 18 personnel. Relevant procedures are being taken
— Ministry of Interior (@moi_bahrain) July 31, 2018
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