A fire that erupted at Kuwait’s largest oil refinery Monday has been brought under control and only light injuries were reported, the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced.
The official Kuwaiti News Agency (KUNA) reported that the blaze at the Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery’s treatment unit, which removes sulfur from the oil products, resulted from a gas leak, adding that a number of light injuries were reported, mainly due to smoke inhalation.
Deputy CEO of the state-owned company Abdulaziz Al-Duaij confirmed that the blaze was contained and that it did not affect the operations of the refinery or disrupt the local marketing and supply operations of the Ministry of Electricity and Water.
SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY