ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A massive fire burned overnight on Sulaimani city's Mount Goizha. It was brought under control by dawn on Friday, according to governor Haval Abubakir. There were no reports of casualties.

Abubakir announced in a Facebook post that "the dangerous fire on Goizha" was "brought under control at 5am, at dawn."

Mount Goizha overlooks the city of Sulaimani and is a popular spot for picnics and sightseeing.

The cause of the fire and the scale of the damage are not immediately known.

A host of people battled to put out the fire, including "the brave teams of the civil defense police, police, Asayesh and Sulaimani Protection Brigade 1," said the governor.

Footage submitted to Rudaw by eyewitnesses appears to shows the fire driven by strong winds.

Fires are common in the Kurdistan Region's summers, when temperatures reach 50 degrees. In late July, a series of fierce fires in northern Sulaimani province raged for four days before being brought under control. The blazes damaged swathes of forests and pasturelands.

Rudaw