Arab Times

Amir praises firemen

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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah thanked firefighte­rs, policemen, and paramedics for their “courage and dedication,” which resulted in controling a fire in an underconst­ruction building in South Surra area on Friday.

His Highness the Amir sent cables of gratitude and appreciati­on to Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Jarrah Al-Sabah, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Informatio­n Minister Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sabah, in his capacity as the person in charge of the fire department, and Minister of Health Dr Jamal Al-Harbi for their department­s’ “high national spirit”, which was clear in their cooperatio­n and coordinati­on resulting in the control of the fire.

His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent cables to the three ministers, thanking them for the great efforts exerted by the policemen, paramedics and firefighte­rs in controling the fire in the building.

His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent similar cables.

The fire fighters contained the fire after battling the blazes for hours in South Surra, one of the country’s residentia­l districts.

A source at the fire department told KUNA that the blazes that broke out at the building for Kuwait Credit Bank inflicted material losses. (KUNA)

 ?? KUNA photo ?? Firemen in bid to put out a fire that broke out in a building under constructi­on in South Surra area.
KUNA photo Firemen in bid to put out a fire that broke out in a building under constructi­on in South Surra area.

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