A cesarean fire in Kirkuk wiped out 5 tons of gold worth one billion dollars

A cesarean fire in Kirkuk wiped out 5 tons of gold worth one billion dollars



27-11-2018 06:18 PM

Baghdad:

The fire that broke out on Monday night in the historic market covered in the center of the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, gold jewelry valued at "one billion dollars," according to the President of the Union of jewelers in the market Hakki Ismail.

Ismail said in a statement that works are being conducted to collect gold melted from under the rubble, pointing out that the burning shops dates back to hundreds of years.

"There were about 5 tons of gold and valuables in the 67 gold shops in the market, and the fire that lasted for hours melted the gold jewelry," he said.

He pointed out that silver jewelry worth 200 thousand US dollars also melted by the fire.

He considered that the livelihood of hundreds of families has become gray, calling on the authorities to reveal the cause of the fire in the historic market.

A fire broke out Monday night in the historic Kayseri market built in the Ottoman era in the center of the city of Kirkuk, which led to the burning of more than 400 shops.

According to press statements to the media official of the Directorate of extinguishing Kirkuk 'Qais Kirkuki', the cause of the fire is still unknown.

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