KIRKUK, March 25: An explosion on Thursday set ablaze an oil well in northern Iraq that feeds exports through Turkey, the director general of the state-run Northern Iraqi Company (NOC) said.
"The explosion occurred because of an explosive charge planted by unknown individuals inside the well, located 75kms west of Kirkuk," said Adel Qazzaz.
"It inflicted massive damage in the well, and fire fighters are having a hard time extinguishing it because the explosion occurred inside the well and not in the pipelines," he said. -AFP
