Multiple Basra fires expose poor safety standards
Lax oversight, outdated infrastructure, and extreme heat combust as Iraq’s oil capital suffers three fire emergencies in a single day.
Iraqi fire-fighting teams battle a blaze at the West Qurna 1 oil field's Gas Separation Station No. 7 on July 15, 2021, as seen in this screenshot from a video of the fire provided to Iraq Oil Report. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)
BASRA - Three fires struck Basra oil facilities in separate and seemingly unrelated incidents on a single day last week.
The incidents had no significant impact on oil and gas operations, but they highlight the ways in which the lax safety standards and poor management of public infrastructure that recently caused two devastating hospital fires can also affect Iraq’s oil sector.
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