Jordan News

Civil defense cadres west of Al-Balqa, in cooperation with the mechanisms of the Central Shouneh municipality, managed to put out a fire that destroyed about one hundred and twenty dunums planted with bananas in the Southern Shouneh region.

The administrator of the Southern Shouneh District, head of the Central Shouneh Municipality Committee, Dr. Tayel Al-Majali, confirmed in a statement that a report was received by the civil defense authorities that there was a fire in one of the banana farms at 4:00 pm. In the extension of the fire.

Majali added that the fire was brought under control by the evening hours, and no injuries were reported.

He called on farmers, residents of the brigade’s areas, and trekkers not to throw cigarette butts or light fires near grasses, and not to leave the fire burning until after making sure it is extinguished.