SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Oil wells were lit on fire, producing dense clouds of soot, liquid, aerosols and gases. Veterans may have experienced these fires ignited by Iraqi forces during the Gulf War as the smoke remained low to the ground. Exposures were the highest during wintertime encampments in Saudi Arabia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The oilwells burned uncontrollably. The smoke plume above them initially stretched for 800 miles. A staggering 11m barrels of crude oil poured into the Persian Gulf, creating a slick nine miles long. Nearly 300 oil lakes formed on the surface of the desert, polluting the soils.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oil well fires are oil or gas wells that have caught on fire and burn. They can be the result of accidents, arson, or natural events, such as lightning. They can exist on a small scale, such as an oil field spill catching fire, or on a huge scale, as in geyser-like jets of flames from ignited high pressure wells.