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Firefighters put out huge fire in foodstuff warehouse

Firefighters put out the blaze that broke out at a warehouse near the grain silos in south Amman on Thursday (Photo by Hassan Tamimi)
Firefighters put out the blaze that broke out at a warehouse near the grain silos in south Amman on Thursday (Photo by Hassan Tamimi)

The Civil Defence Department (CDD) on Thursday managed to contain a fire which broke out in a warehouse in the vicinity of Jordan Silos and Supply General Company.

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