Es’haq Jahangiri emphasized that firefighters and rescue teams in the province should be on high alert.
He stressed the necessity of conducting all-out aid and firefighting operations to tackle the massive fire.
Jahangiri was also briefed on the latest situation following the blaze at Islam Qala border post in a phone conversation with the governor of Khorasan Razavi province, who was on the ground at the border crossing to see the situation first-hand.