BAGHDAD — Three people were lightly hurt Tuesday when a
brief fire broke out at
Baghdad’s international airport, an Iraqi official
said, adding that flights were unaffected.
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Videos on social media showed flames reaching the
ceiling near check-in counters at one of the terminals, with the hall engulfed
in smoke.
“The fire lasted several minutes and three people
were treated for light respiratory difficulty,” the civil defense official told
AFP, requesting anonymity.
“The fire did not affect air traffic,” the same
source added, without identifying the cause of the blaze.
State news agency INA said the fire broke out “at a
refreshments area in the departure hall”.
Conflict, neglect, and endemic corruption have left
oil-rich Iraq’s infrastructure in disrepair.
Safety standards
in both the transport and construction sector are frequently flouted, and
accidents are a common occurrence.
Baghdad’s airport has not undergone considerable internal
renovations since it opened in the 1980s during the era of dictator
Saddam Hussein.
Late last month, a gas tanker exploded in Baghdad,
killing at least nine people and injuring 13 others, in what security forces
said was an accident.
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