Fire breaks out on crude oil transportation line in Syria’s Al-Furqlus - GulfToday

Fire breaks out on crude oil transportation line in Syria’s Al-Furqlus

  • 21 Apr 2024
Firespecial

Picture used for illustrative purposes only.

A fire broke out on a crude oil transportation line east of Syria’s Al-Furqlus in the town of Homs and firefighters were working to put out the blaze, Syrian state media said on Sunday.

Reuters

Related articles

Three oil, gas facilities attacked in Syria

No one claimed responsibility for the attacks, which targeted the Homs oil refinery — one of only two in the country — as well as two natural gas facilities in different parts of Homs province.

21 Dec 2019

Fires brought under control in Syria and Lebanon

In Syria, blazes fuelled by high temperatures broke out Friday in the provinces of Homs, Tartus and Latakia, where at least three people died.

12 Oct 2020

VIDEO: 100 Syrian refugee families displaced after fire guts tents at a camp in Lebanon

Around 100 tents were destroyed in a fire at one of the refugee camps in Lebanon on Wednesday. According to local media reports the tragic incident happened at Al Wafa refugee camp in Lebanon's Arsal region, northeast of Beirut.

06 Oct 2022

Three dead as forest fires erupt in Syria and Lebanon

Forest fires in Syria and neighbouring Lebanon have killed three people and burned swathes of land since Thursday, state media and officials said.

11 Oct 2020

Most Popular Stories

Other Articles

Pakistan records its ‘wettest April’ since 1961 with above average rainfall

The country experienced days of extreme weather in April that killed scores of people and destroyed property and farmland. Experts said Pakistan witnessed heavier rains because of climate change.

6 minutes ago

Over 200 citizens, expats help Al Barsha Police in cleaning the area after heavy rain

Dubai Police organised the "An Hour for Dubai" initiative with the participation of volunteer teams composed of Dubai Police employees and community members to clean the streets and neighbourhoods around homes and mosques following heavy rainfall.

10 minutes ago

Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences over passing of Tahnoun Bin Mohammed from Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait leaders

Sultan of Oman and Emir of Kuwait expressed their deepest condolences and sincere sympathies to Sheikh Mohamed and the Al Nahyan family on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoun, praying to Allah Almighty to grant him eternal paradise.

28 minutes ago

UAE intensifies anti-mosquito campaign

The campaign launched its first phase in February 2022, and the current phase, which is part of the efforts to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds and reduce their spread in various locations and places, will continue until May 2025.

44 minutes ago