Fire breaks out in a water-well [Archives:2003/628/Local News]

Fire broke out last Monday in Majraz in Dhamar governorate inside a water-well during drilling.
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Mohsen who was present at that time told the Yemen Times that when the driller has already dug about 223 meters deep and water started welling up but the moment the driller begun to slightly back off, all of a sudden the well blasted and fire broke out burning the driller and forcing the workers to escape.
It is said that the well that is expected to contain either oil or gas along with a school were as a donation from the U.S embassy in Sana'a
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