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Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said on Thursday that fire broke out at a gasoline unit at Al-Ahmadi refinery. Bassem Al-Issa, the deputy chief executive officer and the company spokesman, said in a statement that rapid precautions were taken immediately when the fire flared up at 03:08 pm (local time). …

KUWAIT CITY, March 28: An Arab expatriate sustained fractures when he jumped from his fl at on the third floor of a building in Hawally area when fire broke out in the flat. According to sources, when the Control Room of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) received information about a …

KUWAIT CITY, March 21: A 4WD vehicle toppled on Abdali Road resulting in the death of the driver and serious injuries to his passenger. According to security sources, when the Operations Room of Ministry of Interior received information about the accident, securitymen, firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the location. …

Sydney, March 19, 2018 (AFP) -High temperatures and strong winds have fuelled large grass and bushfires in Australia, officials said Monday, reducing dozens of houses to ash and killing cattle. Up to 70 homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed in the picturesque seaside village of Tathra on the south …

KUWAIT CITY, March 7: Aiming towards arming themselves with knowledge and fortifying partnerships with other concerned bodies, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) held its 5th International Fire and Safety Conference Tuesday evening, under the patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. Held at the Regency …

NEW YORK, Dec 30, (Agencies): A three-year-old boy playing with stove burners accidentally ignited the fire that ripped through a New York apartment building, killing 12 people including four children, the city’s fire department chief said Friday. The blaze broke out Thursday evening in a 25-apartment building near the Bronx …

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 3: Firefighters from Kuwait City and Al-Hilali stations battled a fire that razed a restaurant in Mubarakiya following a gas cylinder explosion. Public Relations and Media Department stated paramedics rushed the only person who was injured in the fire to a hospital for treatment when officers in …

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 7: Firemen battled a massive blaze that engulfed 4000 square/meters area of a furniture factory belonging to a major company in Sabhan Industrial Area. The Fire Operations Room responded to a distress call about the incident and deployed a team of firefighters to the scene. The ceiling …

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 16, (KUNA): Five people died and four others were injured in a fiery fire that gutted an apartment building in Salmiyah on Monday, the fire department said. Firefighters, in four minutes, arrived at the scene and immediately scrambled into action to douse the blazes that were raging …

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: A man died and 26 others including a firefighter suffered from smoke inhalation due to a fire that broke out in a house in Salwa area. In a press statement issued by Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD), the Public Relations and Media Department of KFSD explained …