On Saturday, six workers in the Iron and Steel Complex in Misrata sustained burns of varying degrees as a result of an industrial fire that broke out in one of the complex’s factories.
In a statement, the Libyan Iron and Steel Company said that an industrial fire broke out in the dust extraction unit of the furnace of the first unit of the direct reduction plant. All the victims were transferred to hospitals in Misrata and the Burns Hospital in Tripoli for treatment.
It is noteworthy that a similar industrial fire broke out in the Iron and Steel Complex on October 20th, specifically in the 10-kilovolt transformer. It was extinguished without causing injuries among the workers. This led to the suspension of the direct reduction plant before it resumed its work the next day.
The headquarters of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli was completely evacuated after a fire broke out, local media reports.
The fire broke out inside the technical room for the NOC’s archive information, branch C. No casualties were reported.
In May, a huge fire destroyed nearly 1,000 palm trees in the Zillah area. The citizens’ efforts controlled the fire and were able to put it out without any intervention from civil protection forces.
As for the details of the fire, a member of the Municipal Council of Zillah, Mustafa Al-Saghir, said that it lasted for 12 hours. It did not cause any injuries to civilians or workers.
Some sources attributed the outbreak of the fire to high temperatures. However, the results of the investigations have not yet been released from any of the competent authorities.
Local officials complained about the lack of capacity in the area as they only have one fire engine.