PM Barzani Speaks by Phone with Sulaimani Governor Over Recent Fires
During the call, Prime Minister Barzani expressed deep concern over the incidents and instructed the governor and local authorities to strengthen measures to protect the lives and property of citizens.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani spoke by phone with Sulaimani Governor Haval Abubakir on Tuesday to follow up on a series of fires reported in Sulaimani recently.
During the call, Prime Minister Barzani expressed deep concern over the incidents and instructed the governor and local authorities to strengthen measures to protect the lives and property of citizens.
He also reaffirmed the Kurdistan Regional Government’s full cooperation and support for Sulaimani Governorate in dealing with the consequences of the fires, while wishing a speedy recovery to those injured.
One of the fires broke out Tuesday at the Sulaimani Governorate building after a fuel storage tank caught fire, according to Kurdistan24 correspondent Aram Bakhtiar.
Emergency and civil defense teams responded immediately and extinguished the blaze before it could spread to other parts of the building. Preliminary information indicated that the fire originated from a fuel storage tank inside the building. No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.
The fire occurred on the same day as a much larger blaze at a fuel depot in the Tanjaro sub-district of Sulaimani Province, where a series of explosions injured at least 41 people.
The Tanjaro fire broke out shortly before dawn, sending flames and a thick column of smoke over the surrounding area. Explosions from fuel storage tanks and transport vehicles were heard across the region, while the blaze was visible from Sulaimani city, Chamchamal and Penjwen.