WATCH: ‘Huge waves of fire’ suddenly spread across Syrian countryside, sending rescue workers scrambling

Firefighters and civil

Firefighters and civil defense crews are scrambling to contain a massive blaze that erupted overnight in the Syrian countryside in the Latakia Governorate. A Syrian Army helicopter has been drafted in to assist the operation.

Massive wildfires engulfed the Syrian countryside near Latakia and local firefighters battled to contain the blaze. Local media outlets are describing it as a sudden “huge wave of fires” and report that it broke out at around midnight local time. 

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