ablaze

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The oil wells set ablaze in Kuwait in the 1990s during the first Gulf War took months to extinguish and released an estimated 130 to 400 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

From Barron's

One of the ships, a foreign tanker carrying Iraqi fuel oil, was ablaze in Iraqi waters.

From The Wall Street Journal

The two tankers were set ablaze near Iraq's southern port of Basra, forcing a pause of operations at the country's oil terminals.

From BBC

Also, CNN reported that 38 crew members were rescued after a suspected Iranian attack set two foreign tankers ablaze in Iraqi territorial waters, citing the head of Iraq’s ports company.

From MarketWatch

Unverified night-time footage has emerged purportedly showing the ship ablaze after the attack on Tuesday.

From BBC