ALBAWABA – A fire broke out in the gas refinery inside of the Al-Ahmadi port in Kuwait as reported locally and on social media.
According to several sources, an explosion was followed by a huge blaze that has been visible to people in the surrounding towns around the port in Kuwait City. So far, a few mild injures have been reported including several cases of suffocation.
Watch: A fire breaks out in the atmospheric residue desulfurization (ARDS) unit of the Mina al-Ahmadi Refinery in #Kuwait after an explosion was heard in the area.https://t.co/599mzJxa9N pic.twitter.com/TkFDZRHxL2
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) October 18, 2021
Officials at Kuwait National Petroleum Company told Sky News Arabia the fire which is expected to be contained in a few hours was a result of a gas leak.
