Oman firefighters battle eight hours to put out massive blaze in Barka

Muscat: Firefighters battled flames that broke out at a storage containing plastic and wood in the wilayat of Barka, the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) reported.

The call came at 10:30 pm on Tuesday night. Firefighters rushed to the storage location but due to the "dangerous location of the fire", authorities asked for backup from Al Seeb, Al Khoud and Al Rusail stations.

After eight hour of battling the blaze, PACDA was able to extinguish it without recording any casualties.