A gas station in Nineveh province, northern Iraq, caught fire on Sunday evening due to extreme heat, causing a leak of hazardous materials, according to unverified reports. No casualties or damage details have been reported.
A single unverified report on Sunday evening stated that a gas station in Nineveh province, northern Iraq, caught fire due to extreme heat, causing a leak of hazardous materials. No casualties or damage have been reported. The Zioneer has previously reported on fires at energy infrastructure in Iraq in recent weeks, including a July 31 fire at the Al-Ahdab oil field and a July 26 fire following an Iranian drone strike on a Kirkuk oil facility. The current report has not been independently verified.
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- DevelopingFire reported in Kurdistan, northern Iraq, after Iranian missile hits open area
- DevelopingIranian fire department: gas leak caused explosion in Tehran's Narmak, no casualties
- StrongReport: Iranian drone strikes oil facility in Kirkuk, northern Iraq
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