By Hanan Al-Saadoun

KUWAIT: Fire broke out in a Salmiya building on Sunday, so Salmiya, Bidaa and Hilali fire stations responded. Firemen found the blaze was in a ground floor flat. The house was evacuated and the fire was put out. A fireman broke his foot and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) Deputy Director General for the Fire Fighting Sector Maj Gen Jamal Al-Bulaihees and Hawally Fire Director Brig Tareq Al-Sabti were present. Separately, firemen freed the foot of a child stuck in a cooking vessel in Riggae. Shuwaikh fire station responded to a call led by Lt Col Abdullah Akbar. The two-year-old child did not suffer any injuries.