Huge fire destroys oil refinery in northern Iraq

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – A huge fire broke out on Wednesday night at an oil refinery’s asphalt storage facility in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Nearly 40 firefighting teams were trying to contain the fire, the cause of which is still unknown.

Many other refining facilities are located near the burned facility.

Reports of injured and missing firefighters, along with burned-out fire engines, have been heard in Erbil while a refinery blaze rages, Sky News said.

Local media outlets mentioned that ten people were…