Explosion at Bay Hassan oil field in Kirkuk kills, wounds 10 persons
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Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) A source in North Oil Company revealed that three employees were killed, while seven others were wounded in an explosion at Bay Hassan oil field, northwest of Kirkuk, Alsumaria News reported on Monday.
The source said, “A tank exploded, at noon today, accidentally during the welding process at Bay Hassan oil field in Dibs District, killing three employees and injuring seven others.”
“Ambulances evacuated the wounded to a nearby hospital, and bodies to the forensic medicine department,” the source added on condition of anonymity.