Shafaq News- Saladin
A fire destroyed more than 20 dunams (two hectares) ofwheat fields on the outskirts of Tuz Khurmatu in eastern Iraq’s Saladinprovince on Monday.
Speaking to Shafaq News, a Civil Defense source said firefightingteams brought the blaze under control before it reached adjacent farmland,limiting further losses.
Authorities conducted a field assessment and opened aninquiry to determine the cause and quantify the damage. No injuries werereported.
The incident adds to a series of farmland fires thathave affected Saladin during the current harvest season. Authorities havedocumented at least two similar cases over the past month, including inAl-Naama and Tuz Khurmatu, where dozens of dunams of wheat crops were lost.
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