Visitors have to pick their way carefully to reach the metal gates of his home, where power cuts are frequent and the water supply intermittent.

BBC: NEWS | Middle East | Disappointment reigns among Iraqis

The blaze, near junction 8 of the M1, left 15 residents with an "intermittent" water supply for several days as firefighters used supplies to tackle it.

BBC: Three-month blaze wood plant's licence revoked