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Fire breaks out after unidentified explosions at oil refinery in Baghdad
Iraq · Middle East region
detected 2026-08-31T10:45:11Z
updated 2026-08-31T10:45:11Z
A fire broke out following unidentified explosions at the Al-Dora power plant south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Single-source report, not yet corroborated.
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- • Disaster
- Severity
- High
- Confidence
- Low
- Sources
- 1
- Location
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