Shafaq News- Kirkuk
A fire broke out Thursdayinside Kirkuk Air Base in northern Iraq, and civil defense crews weredispatched to contain the blaze, according to a source in the Kirkuk CivilDefense Directorate.
The fire started within thebase near the Kirkuk Police Academy, and firefighting teams began extinguishingoperations immediately. Specialized units are working to assess the extent of the damage, the source added.
The cause has not beendetermined.
Kirkuk Air Base, formerlyknown as K-1 Base, is located 15 kilometers northwest of the city of Kirkuk. Ithouses Iraqi Air Force squadrons and is run entirely by the Iraqi Army.
