BAGHDAD, March 27 (Reuters) - Iraqi oil workers will need three days to repair a crude export pipeline in the south which was bombed on Thursday, if a raging fire is put out, a Southern Oil Company official told Reuters. "Firefighters are struggling to control the fire, which is huge. A lot of crude has spilt onto the ground. The main pumping station of Zubair 1 was shut down. We will not be able to repair it unless security is provided for the crews," the official said.

"If we managed to control the fire today, we will need three days to repair the pipeline," he said.

(Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed)

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