AMMAN —
Irbid Civil Defense personnel
extinguished a fire that had engulfed a 50-dunum area of land and part of a
forest in Jdita village, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
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Bassam Al-Faqih, director of the Kourah Forestry
Department, said several olive trees belonging to a farmer and dry forest herbs
were damaged by the fire.
He said no injuries were reported.
The security services
opened an investigation into the cause of the fire, to determine whether it was
arson, adding that a comprehensive survey will be conducted to determine the
losses.
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