Ten people were injured after a fire broke out during maintenance of a gas liquefaction plant at Ahmadi port refinery in Kuwait, the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said on Friday via Twitter.
A picture taken on October 13, 2021 shows Kuwait's largest oil refinery at the Al-Ahmadi complex, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the capital Kuwait City. (File photo: AFP)
Seven people, including five with severe burns, were transferred to Al Adan Hospital for treatment. Three more were treated on-site for minor burns.
KNPC said refinery and export functions were not affected by the fire, which broke out at a unit turned off for maintenance.
