Massive Pipeline Fire In Egypt Burns Highway Of Vehicles 

Reuters is reporting a massive fire has erupted on Egypt’s Shuqair-Mostorod crude pipeline along the Cario-Ismalia Desert Road. 

Here’s what we know so far: 

• 14-Jul-2020 12:37:34 PM – FIRE BREAKS OUT IN EGYPT’S SHUQAIR-MOSTOROD CRUDE PIPELINE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CAIRO-ISMAILIA DESERT ROAD – STATEMENT 14-Jul-2020
• FIRE IN EGYPT’S SHUQAIR-MOSTOROD CRUDE PIPELINE IS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL, IT WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN PIPELINE – MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM STATEMENT

Alleged video of the fire has surfaced on Twitter:

حريق هائل يلتهم السيارات على طريق #مصر_الإسماعيلية الصحراوي pic.twitter.com/vaRF1pI4WT

— اليوم السابع (@youm7) July 14, 2020

هي 2020 عايزة مننا اي !
حريق خط بترول دلوقتي ف موقف العاشر طريق السويس #موقف_العاشر#مصر_الاسماعيليه #موقف_السلام #السويس pic.twitter.com/XnyvdW28ao

— M O S T A F A (@mostafa13_) July 14, 2020

“About an hour before the fire, photos and calls were sent for the explosion of the oil pipeline next to the Peugeot agency, next to the 10th position. Unfortunately, no one moved and the disaster occurred,” one Twitter user said. 

Firefighters on scene.

محدش يقلق… الحمد لله الدفاع المدني أشترو خرطوم ٢ بوصه و سيطرو #مصر_الإسماعيلية pic.twitter.com/w909Z2jj6Z

— أبو شنب (@ShanabGadon) July 14, 2020

Shorouk News said, “the first pictures of a huge fire in the parking area of peace near the Cairo-Ismailia Desert Road.”

#الشروق| الصور الأولى لحريق ضخم بمنطقة موقف السلام بالقرب من طريق مصر الاسماعيلية الصحراوي pic.twitter.com/MNEHgDcd3w

— Shorouk News (@Shorouk_News) July 14, 2020

At the moment, there are no official reports on causalities. 

حريق هائل يلتهم السيارات على طريق #مصر_الإسماعيلية الصحراوي pic.twitter.com/MqsGq6Exmc

— المدار نيوز (@NewsMadar) July 14, 2020

Video of crude gushing from a busted pipeline has surfaced on Twitter. The cause of the damaged pipeline has yet to be determined. 

pic.twitter.com/smLzsoUlAb #مصر_الإسماعيلية

— 💃 (@rschouman) July 14, 2020

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