KUWAIT: A vehicle heavily damaged by a fire following an accident reported on the Third Ring Road Friday night.

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti man died after his vehicle was set ablaze following a road accident reported at the Third Ring Road Friday night. Three others suffered minor injuries in the accident as well, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said in a statement. Firemen rushed to the scene as soon as the accident was reported, and they put out the blaze before retrieving the victim's body from inside of his wrecked vehicle. A case was filed to investigate the causes of the accident.

100 firefighters

Meanwhile, a huge fire broke out in a waste dumpster along Wafra highway and near Abdullah Port yesterday, said security sources. Nearly one hundred firefighters from six fire stations (Abdullah Port, Um Al-Haiman, Sabhan, the backup center, Ardhiya and Kuwait City) were dispatched to the scene to control the fire that reached various spots because of the wind speed, the sources noted. Kuwait Municipality were also used to carry sand necessary to put out the fire. No casualties were reported.

Drugs awareness

Chairperson of the National Campaign for Social Solidarity and Drug Awareness Ghanima Habib said she would hold a press conference on Tuesday to announce launching the activities of the national campaign organized by the National Social Security Syndicate. The campaign is the first of its kind in Kuwait organized with the aim of boosting public awareness regarding the dangers of drugs, Habib explained. The campaign aims at creating purposeful media messages to the public about the importance of fighting drugs through focusing on youth, she added. "Former health minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi was selected as the campaign's honorary president," she underlined. Further, Habib said that the campaign would go on field tours in various malls and public facilities to hold a number of specialized workshops.

By Hanan Al-Saadoun