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Iranian worker seriously injured in fuel facility fire in Sulaymaniyah
About 30 people were injured in a fire at a fuel facility in the Tanjro Industrial Zone in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. The fire was brought under control in about four hours, while the seriously injured Iranian worker remains under treatment.
A fire at a fuel facility containing petroleum products in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, was brought fully under control after about four hours of firefighting efforts. About 30 people, most of them facility workers, were injured in the incident, while an Iranian worker who sustained serious injuries remains under treatment.
The fire started at the fuel facility in the Tanjro Industrial Zone after midnight. Explosions were heard in the area after the flames reached tanks containing petroleum products.
Civil defense teams mobilized
Sulaymaniyah Civil Defense Director Ari Mohammed announced that all civil defense teams in the city had been assigned to respond to the fire. Four firefighters were injured during the response and treated at the scene.
Aram Ali, spokesperson for the Sulaymaniyah Civil Defense Directorate, said the teams responded to the fire quickly. Because the facility is a fuel production center, it took about four hours to bring the flames fully under control.
No fuel supply disruption expected
Sulaymaniyah Deputy Governor Shaho Osman said the fire had been fully brought under control and announced that the city would not experience any disruption or shortage in fuel and gasoline supplies.
Most of the injured were discharged from hospitals after receiving initial treatment. The Iranian worker who sustained serious injuries remains under treatment.
Security measures taken around the facility
Security forces established a security cordon around the fuel facility. Traffic was also diverted to points away from the scene.
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