Two others treated for burns
Nawroz gas plant fire claims life of tanker driver
ERBIL — An individual injured in the Nawroz gas plant fire has died, according to Erbil’s Civil Defense. The incident occurred Thursday when a fire broke out at the factory on the Erbil-Kirkuk road.
The Erbil-Kirkuk road was temporarily closed due to the fire but has since reopened.
“One of the injured workers from the Nawroz gas plant succumbed to his injuries due to the severity of his burns,” a Civil Defense source told 964media.
Karwan Ali Hussein, one of the factory owners, said, “At 7 a.m. this morning, the worker, who was a driver for a gas loading truck, passed away. He had come to load gas at the factory.”
The fire resulted in three injuries due to burns, including a plant guard, his brother, and the tanker driver who died Saturday.
Approximately 100 tons of liquefied petroleum gas were reportedly burned in the incident.
The fire was brought under control after about one hour, with 15 civil defense teams responding.
Erbil has experienced at least nine significant market fires this year, all causing substantial financial losses for vendors. The most severe recent fire occurred on May 5 at the Qaysari Market, destroying 227 shops and seven warehouses and injuring 132 people.
A major fire on February 27 at the Langa Market destroyed 185 shops, with losses estimated at 6.75 billion Iraqi dinars ($5.15 million).
Additional fires followed in March. On March 9, a blaze in the Northern Industrial Area destroyed a warehouse storing electrical goods. On March 13 and 27, fires damaged shops and warehouses in the Farmanbaran Bazaar and near Qushtapa, with losses nearing $1 million.
Another fire at the Langa Market on April 8 affected 48 shops.