Shafaq News- Kirkuk
A fire broke out on Saturday in a wheat field southwest ofKirkuk, while civil defense deployed firefighting vehicles to contain the blaze,a source in Kirkuk's Civil Defense Directorate told Shafaq News.
No injuries were reported despite high temperatures andstrong winds that contributed to the expansion of the fire, the source noted,while crews managed to bring it under control after hours of operations.
According to preliminary assessments, the blaze damagedaround 10 dunams (1 hectare) of wheat crops. Authorities are continuing field inspectionsto determine the full extent of the losses and identify the cause of theincident.
Earlier this week, a fire swept through nearly 50 dunams ofwheat fields in southern Kirkuk, causing significant agricultural losses but nocasualties. Farmland flames often erupt across southern Kirkuk during harvestseason and cause significant crop losses.
Kirkuk Agriculture Directorate projected wheat production toreach around 600,000 tons this season, reinforcing the province’s position asone of Iraq’s main grain-producing areas. The Head of the Directorate, ZuhairAli Hussein, told our agency in late April 2026 that average yields had reachedaround 1,250 kilograms per dunam, citing improved farming methods, technicalsupport, and relatively favorable weather conditions.
(10 dunams = 1 hectare)
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