so Ismail thinks that it is perfectly alright to slaughter innocent merchants simply because they look eastern but gets horrified when the city catches fire
You can't put out oil fires by normal means. Water doesnt work except to spread it around more. All you could do given the technology available is remove other flammable materials from the area and let the oil burn itself out. But of course the OS troops can magically stop it because the author says so....
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