Fires at seven storage tanks at one of Libya’s main oil terminal have been put out, officials said Friday, nine days after they were set off by a militia rocket.

Fires at seven storage tanks at one of Libya's main oil terminal have been put out, officials said Friday, nine days after they were set off by a militia rocket.

A rocket fired on December 25 by Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn), a coalition of extremist-backed fighters, ignited the first fire which then spread to six other tanks at Al-Sidra oil terminal.

"The fires have been extinguished in all seven tanks that were ablaze after raging out of control for nine days," said Ali al-Hassi, security spokesman for the so-called "oil crescent" in eastern Libya.

Around 70 volunteer firefighters helped put out the flames with help from employees from local oil companies under tough conditions, while pro-government forces and militias fought nearby, Hassi said.