Firefighters Prevent Blaze from Reaching Gas Firm in Akkar Town

A major blaze erupted Sunday in the fields and groves of Akkar's Mashha and flames threatened a gas firm in the town, state-run National News Agency reported.

“Civil Defense crews assisted by three firefighting vehicles and two bulldozers from the town struggled to contain the flames amid fears that the fire could spread to the Shaaban gas firm,” NNA said.

But later on Sunday, the Directorate General of Civil Defense issued a statement saying its crews had managed to contain the blaze and insulate the gas firm.

It said the operation took place “in collaboration with the Mashha Municipality, which provided a bulldozer that helped create a makeshift road in the vicinity of the firm.”

“Cooling operations are underway to prevent the renewal of the fire, which has been fully contained,” the Civil Defense added.

Y.R.