Committee to probe cause of Jordan Valley fire

By Petra - Apr 27,2015 - Last updated at Apr 27,2015

NORTHERN GHOR — A committee, comprising members of the Jordan Valley Authority and the agriculture directorate of Northern Ghor District will check on the site of a fire that erupted in the Wadi Al Rayan area and assess the damage.

Civil Defence Department (CDD) personnel extinguished the fire on Sunday.

The committee will prepare a report on the causes of the fire, which reached Jordan from the West Bank, spreading through dry grass to reach around 100 dunums of citrus farms and forest trees.

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