# Large fire breaks out at fuel depot near Iraq’s Sulaimaniyah

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-18 01:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/large-fire-breaks-out-at-fuel-depot-near-iraqs-sulaimaniyah?traffic_source=rss

> A fire at a fuel storage depot in Tanjaro near Sulaimaniyah in northern Iraq injured at least 20 people and destroyed dozens of tankers. Officials said there were no deaths and the blaze has been brought under control. Local reports said 34 petrol tankers and four gas-oil tankers were destroyed, consuming more than 3 million litres of fuel.