ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A massive fire broke out at a potato chip factory in Erbil early Tuesday morning, with firefighters still struggling to bring the blaze under control.
Due to the scale of the fire, a large number of firefighting teams have been deployed to the scene.
No casualties have been reported, an official from the Erbil Civil Defense Directorate told Rudaw.
“The entire factory has caught fire,” said Shakhawan Saeed, spokesperson for the civil defense. “Twenty teams are battling the blaze.”
The cause of the fire remains unclear. However, Saeed noted that the factory lacked basic safety measures.
“The factory does not have any safety standards at all," the spokesperson said.