KUWAIT: Hawally and Salmiya fire stations responded to a fire that started in a basement of a Hawally building. The basement was used as a seamstress’ shop, where textiles were stored. The 18-storey building was evacuated and fire was put out quickly.
A fireman was injured, treated in hospital and discharged in stable condition. No other injuries were reported. In a separate incident, Farwaniya fire station men responded to a fire that started on the sixth floor of a building in Khaitan. Firemen evacuated the building before putting out the blaze.
By Hanan Al-Saadoun
