Blazes nearly engulfed a blood bank in Najaf

Shafaq News/ Firefighting teams in Najaf extinguished on Friday a fire that erupted downtown the city and nearly caught the Cultural Palace and the governorate's blood bank.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency that the flames erupted in a 500-meter-long landfill near the two sites.

"The source of the fire is still unidentified. No human or material damages reported at the moment."