The Syrian civil defence reported on X that its teams were working to contain the fire, which erupted in fuel transport vehicles near a petrol station along the Aleppo International Airport road.

A video posted by the group described the fire as “major,” but the cause remained unknown.

The civil defence later announced on X that its firefighting teams had extinguished a fire in three fuel transport vehicles near the airport.

The statement noted that the fire caused significant damage to the vehicles, but no injuries were reported.

The incident happened shortly after Syria’s civil aviation authority confirmed that Aleppo International Airport would resume operations on Tuesday, following a three-month closure.

The airport was shut down in late November after opposition forces seized control, prompting the Assad regime to suspend flights amid intensifying conflict.

The closure was part of the broader collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s rule, culminating in his flight to Russia on Dec 8, ending the Baath Party’s decades-long grip on power.

Ahmed al-Sharaa, who led opposition forces in ousting Assad, was declared Syria’s president on Jan 29.