KUWAIT: The Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) squads managed to extinguish a fire in Salmiya and one person was transferred to the emergency room due to suffocation. "The central command administration sent fire squads from the Salmiya and Bidaa fire stations to the scene of the incident.

Upon their arrival, the squad found that the fire in a five storey building started on the third floor. The firefighters evacuated people out of the building and started battling the blaze. One person was injured and was sent to emergency section," KFF's Public Relations Department said.