HEADLINES:

Two buses destroyed in massive fire in central Baghdad garage

PM:03:39:24/01/2022

1928 View

+ -

SULAIMANI — Civil Defense teams managed to control the outbreak of a large fire that broke out at a garage in central Baghdad on Monday, destroying two buses. (January 24).

The fire broke out inside a bus belonging to the General Company for Passenger Transport where defense teams were able to cordon off the fire and isolate the burning buses from over a hundred others nearby, according to a statement from the Directorate of Transport.

The fire occurred at the company’s garage in Palestine Street in the center of the Iraqi capital.

No one was injured in the incident and the material damage was minimized, according to the statement, which noted Civil Defense has requested an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.

A security source in Baghdad also said on Monday a motorcycle was seized due to concerns it may have been set with an explosive device. An expert security team later determined there were no explosive elements.

(NRT Digital Media)