Shafaq News- Saladin

A fire broke out on Monday in a wheat farm east of the Tuz Khurmatudistrict in Saladin province, eastern Iraq, burning through approximately 15dunams (1.5 hectares) of planted crop, a local source told Shafaq News.

High temperatures and dry vegetation accelerated the spread of flames. Civil defense teams contained the fire before it reached neighboring fields. Noinjuries were reported.

On Sunday in the Hawija district, Kirkuk province, 22 dunams of wheatwere destroyed before civil defense teams brought the blaze under control.

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