Shafaq News- Basra
A fire sparked by anelectrical fault swept through a poultry farm in Basra province, southern Iraq,causing material damage, a security source told Shafaq News on Thursday.
The blaze erupted at afacility in Al-Zubair district, destroying two production halls and damagingaround 1,500 cartons of eggs. No injuries were reported.
Civil Defense crews containedthe fire before it reached other sections of the farm, while authoritiescontinued to assess the extent of the losses.
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