Iraq extinguishes refinery fire at Baiji oil complex, state news agency says

An employee of Basra Oil Company, works at the Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field on the outskirts of the southern Iraqi city of Basra on April 29, 2026. (AFP)

CAIRO: Iraqi civil ​defence extinguished a fire at a refinery ‌at ‌the ​Baiji ‌oil ⁠complex ​180 km (111.85 miles) ⁠north of Baghdad, the Iraqi ⁠state ‌news agency ‌reported ​on Monday.
No ‌injuries ‌were reported after the ‌fire inside a hydrocracking unit ⁠at the ⁠Salah al-Din refinery.