Fire Erupts At Kuwait Oil Refinery, Several Injuries Reported
NDTV
Plumes of smoke rose above the Mina al-Ahmadi facility, located on Gulf coast just opposite Iran, about 40 kilometres south of capital Kuwait City.
A fire broke out Monday in Kuwait's largest oil refinery, causing several injuries but no interruptions to site operations or petrol exports.
Plumes of smoke rose above the Mina al-Ahmadi facility, located on the Gulf coast just opposite Iran, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the capital Kuwait City.
The Kuwait National Petrol Company, after initially stating that there were no casualties, later tweeted that there were a number of injuries and cases of smoke inhalation among workers.
It said that those injured had received first aid at the site, or been transported to a hospital and were in "stable condition".
