A truck and a building caught fire on Tuesday evening in Béni Drar (Oujda prefecture), local authorities indicated, noting that the fire did not cause any casualties.

The fire, which broke out around 9:30 p.m., caused minor burns to the truck driver's assistant, who was transferred to the Oujda hospital to receive the necessary care, according to the same sources.

The truck, which was transporting smuggled diesel, was completely ravaged by the flames, which then spread to a depot containing barrels of petrol located in a building near the scene of the incident, it was specified.