Production Resumes at Iraq Refinery after Fire

The cause of the blaze, which began in an asphalt tank, was not yet known, Iraqi civil defense said. Safin HAMID / AFP

Production gradually resumed on Saturday at the Shamak refinery in Shamamik, southwest of Erbil in Iraq, after a fire at a fuel depot earlier in the day was extinguished, security and refinery sources said.

Earlier Reuters reported ‌firefighters were working to ⁠contain ⁠fire in the area.