Fire at Iraqi embassy in Baku
A fire occurred at the Iraqi embassy in Baku at
around 5 p.m. on Monday. No one was hurt, a police official
said.
According to the preliminary investigation, a short circuit caused the fire.
"Embassy employees were evacuated from the building, and the fire was extinguished by around 5.30 p.m.," the official said.
Six fire trucks had been pulled to the site to put out the blaze. Firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to the Russian Drama Theater and other nearby buildings downtown Baku.
According to embassy employees, Ambassador Arshad Esmaeel was not in the country when the accident took place. The fire caused some damage to the embassy compound, they said.
According to the preliminary investigation, a short circuit caused the fire.
"Embassy employees were evacuated from the building, and the fire was extinguished by around 5.30 p.m.," the official said.
Six fire trucks had been pulled to the site to put out the blaze. Firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to the Russian Drama Theater and other nearby buildings downtown Baku.
According to embassy employees, Ambassador Arshad Esmaeel was not in the country when the accident took place. The fire caused some damage to the embassy compound, they said.
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
Subscribe
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!