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Kuwait Fire Teams Fully Contain Refinery Blazes

publish time

19/03/2026

publish time

19/03/2026

Kuwait Fire Teams Fully Contain Refinery Blazes

KUWAIT CITY, Mar 19:  Six firefighting teams successfully brought under control fires that broke out at two operating units in the Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah refineries following drone attacks targeting the country, officials said Thursday.

Brigadier General Mohammed Badr Ibrahim, spokesperson for the Kuwait Public Fire Force, confirmed that emergency crews responded immediately upon arrival, carrying out firefighting and containment operations until both blazes were fully extinguished.

He added that no injuries were reported as a result of the incidents.