Kuwait marks 25th ’versary of extinguishing oil well fires

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Kuwait will commemorate Sunday the 25th anniversary of putting out the last oil well set on fire during the Iraqi invaders.

Iraqi troops, in 1990, set about 700 oil wells on fire before withdrawing from Kuwait in 1991, leaving behind one of the worst environmental calamities in recent memory.

The last of the burning oil wells was extinguished on November 6th. Exceeding expectations, the job took only eight months due to the efforts of more than 10,000 experts from different countries. The Kuwaiti team managed to put out 41 oil well fires. (KUNA)

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