Fire at oil pipes in Dora region

Published July 9th, 2005 - 12:55 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

According to BNA, heavy clouds sent into air due to the fire broke out at oil pipes in Dora region in Baghdad and which were attacked by mortars, speaker of Iraqi Civil defence said.
Radio Sawa said that emergency teams rushed into the sites to prevent any injuries , which was not confirmed by the Iraqi interior Ministry. After three hours of fighting fire , firemen brought the fire under control and operation of the refinery returned to normal.

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