A second fire outbreak in three days inside one of Baghdad airport terminals has caused tension in Iraq.
There were no casualties in the latest blaze, which damaged several airline offices in the two-storey Nineveh Terminal.
The fire incident occurred after three people were lightly hurt on Tuesday, when a fire broke out in a refreshments area in the departures lounge of one of the terminals.
Iraq authorities have now opened an investigation on Thursday after the fire outbreak.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani travelled to the airport to be briefed on the probe launched by fire investigators, his office said.
“Civil defence teams were able to put out the fire,” it added.
Conflict, neglect and endemic corruption have left Iraq’s infrastructure in disrepair.
Safety standards in both the transport and construction sectors are frequently flouted, and accidents are common.
Baghdad airport has undergone no major renovations since it opened in the 1980s under the rule of the late dictator Saddam Hussein.
