Deir Ezzor, East Syria- Director of the Deir Ezzor paper mill Khalil al-Jamil said that around 700 tons of paper, nearly 60% of the supplies, was destroyed in the fire, estimating that the damages cost around SYP 3 million.
The Deir Ezzor Fire Department managed to control a fire that erupted on Wednesday at the Deir Ezzor Paper Mill, causing damage to warehouses and unprocessed paper supplies.
The fire started at around 9 AM in the old warehouses and spread from there because of strong winds, requiring 14 fire engines to participate in extinguishing the blaze along with ambulances from Deir Ezzor Airport.
The paper mill, established in 1975, produces around 40,000 tons of paper per year.