Second Fire Breaks out in Baghdad Airport, Prompting Probe

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani and Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari inspect the ground floor of Baghdad's international airport's VIP hall where a fire started in Baghdad on Nov. 17, 2022, in a still from video. Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office via AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

BAGHDAD—A fire broke out in Baghdad’s international airport Thursday for a second time in 48 hours, prompting Iraqi authorities to open an investigation.

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani dismissed the head of the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority over the incidents, according to a statement from his office.