ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A warehouse storing coal for shisha pipes has caught fire in Erbil. It is the third serious fire in the province in as many days.
The fire broke out around 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon but firefighters are still at the scene trying to bring the flames under control
A man claiming to be the warehouse owner told Rudaw he has lost $40,000-$50,000 as a result of the fire. He alleges it was started deliberately by arsonists.
Monday’s inferno follows a similar blaze on Saturday evening, when Erbil’s main bazaar suffered a serious fire, thought to have been caused by an electrical fault. On Sunday, an arms depot in the town of Kani Qirzhala, just outside Erbil, also caught fire.
Last updated at 6:11 p.m.
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