Oil tank fire near Riyadh's main airport disrupts flights

Oil tank fire near Riyadh's main airport disrupts flights

Firefighters fought a fire in a large fuel storage tank carrying Saudi oil company Aramco's name near Riyadh's main airport, King Khalid International, on Sept. 19. It came after warning sirens and blasts heard overnight in the capital. Flight-tracking website FlightRadar24 reported the worst level of flight problems there. Saudi officials had said nothing about the smoke.

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