A large fire broke out in palm groves northeast of Baquba, the center of Diyala Governorate. A police source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA /: "A fire broke out in 4 palm groves in the village of Al-Huwaira on the outskirts of Al-Mansouriyah district, northeast of Baquba," indicating: "The fire devoured large parts of the groves before the fire brigades were able to put out the fire." He added: "The accident caused the suffocation of two people from the village of Al-Huwaira, who were transferred to a health center." Source: National Iraqi News Agency