PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />A fire burned a huge amount of raw cotton in Hassakah city, northern Syria on Thursday (March 7).<br/> <br />Syrian state television showed thick smoke emanating from the site and the fire raging through huge piles of cotton bags.<br/> <br />Rescue workers eventually brought the fire under control. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.<br/> <br />Syrian television said the fire caused a loss of more than two billion Syrian pounds ($20 million).
