Fatal fire breaks out in the Arbat asphalt plant in Iraq, killing one person
The Arbat asphalt plant in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – A fire erupted at an asphalt factory located near Arbat town in the eastern region of Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq, resulting in the tragic death of one worker and the severe injury of three others.
The incident occurred on a Wednesday morning when a tanker transporting bitumen ignited while attempting to unload its cargo within one of the storage units situated within the industrial complex of the Zillion Oil Company.
The fire continued to rage for an extended period, lasting more than nine hours, primarily due to the substantial quantities of flammable materials stored within the units.
The fatality in this unfortunate event was the tanker’s driver, who was from Erbil. Among the three injured individuals, two were workers also originating from northern Iraq, while the third injured worker came from northeastern Syria.