In this June 21, 2018 file photo, the snow covered peak of Mount Kilimanjaro is seen from the Amboseli National Park. (TONY KARUMBA / AFP)

DAR ES SALAAM - A fire broke out on Mount Kilimanjaro on Sunday afternoon and authorities were trying to contain it, Tanzania’s National Parks service (TANAPA) said.

Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest peak, at nearly 6,000 meters above sea level. Around 50,000 tourists climb Kilimanjaro annually

The parks service posted a blurry photograph on its Twitter account of what appeared to be Mount Kilimanjaro with several pockets of flames burning on it, with the message: “A fire emerged on Mount Kilimanjaro this afternoon. Efforts in containing it (are) going on. More details to follow.”

TANAPA official Pascal Shelutete told Reuters by phone on Sunday evening that he had no further details.

Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest peak, at nearly 6,000 meters above sea level. Around 50,000 tourists climb Kilimanjaro annually.

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