Fire in pipleline connecting kirkuk oil fields to Beiji refinery

(27 Mar 2005) Al Safra Village, 70 kilometres (43.5 miles) west of Kirkuk 1. Various tracking shots leading to oil pipeline fire 2. Zoom into road sign 3. Various of thick, black smoke from oil pipeline fire rising, Iraqi National Guardsmen standing nearby 4. Thick, black smoke from oil pipeline fire rising STORYLINE: An oil pipeline in Al Safra, 70 kilometres (43.5 miles) west of Kirkuk, was set on fire on Sunday asinsurgents continue to attack Iraq's infrastructure. Billowing smoke could be seen from miles away. The Al Safra pipeline connects the oil fields of Kirkuk to the refineries in Baiji. The damage has halted oil exports to Turkey. Insurgents have targeted oil pipelines frequently since the fall of Saddam Hussein, costing the Iraqi government millions of dollars in oil revenues. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...