Kuwaiti swindled:

Police are looking for an unidentified person for swindling a citizen and withdrawing more than KD 18,000 from his bank account, reports Al-Rai daily.

In spite of the banks and the security authorities frequently warning the citizens and expatriates not to fall prey to fraudsters, the Kuwaiti became a victim when an unidentified suspect posing as an employee of a telecommunications company congratulated the citizen for winning a huge cash prize and requested him to provide him with detailed information about his bank account.

A few minutes later, the citizen received a bank message that the money from his account had been withdrawn. Fire broke out in a house in Hassawi area resulting in the death of a woman and child of Ivorian nationality and injuries to seven others.

In a press statement issued by Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD), when the Control Room of KFSD received information about a four-storey building in Hassawi area on fire, firefighters from Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Ardiya and Shuwaikh fire stations were dispatched to the location within four minutes.

of Finance, say sources.

Bedoun arrested:

Police have arrested a bedoun for failing to pay KD 4,000 debt, reports Al-Rai daily.

When the bedoun was arrested in Salmiya, he claimed he was on the verge of death. However, he took to his heels, climbed the barbed wire fence of a compound in the area and threatened police using a metal object.

A backup force rushed to the area, arrested the man and handed him over to the Sentences Enforcement Department.

Drunk Kuwaiti held:

Police have arrested a Kuwaiti for consuming alcohol, reports Al-Rai daily.

The citizen was high on alcohol

Reportedly, the fire broke out in the ground floor of the building where goods were stored randomly. This led to a number of tenants being trapped inside the building.

The firefighters broke into the building and managed to rescue seven women. Two of them had sustained serious injuries and were referred to Ibn Sina Hospital while others who had sustained burns of varying degrees were referred to Farwaniya Hospital.

and reportedly broke into the apartment in Fintas housing Asians and picked up a fight with them when he was asked to leave.

The arrest came after the Asians called the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior.

Losses in fire:

Fire broke out in the basement of a residential building in Salmiya area. No casualties were reported but material losses were incurred, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

According to sources, when firefighters received information about the fire, firefighters rushed to the location and discovered that the fire broke out in the basement of five-storied residential building in Salmiya area with a large number of tenants. Immediately the tenants were evacuated from the

Firefighters also recovered the corpses of a child and a woman, both from Cote d’ Ivoire, and referred them to the Forensics Department.

Investigations to discover the cause of the fire are underway.

KFSD urges citizens and residents to abide by the safety conditions in order to ensure their safety and the safety of others, insisting that private houses should not be turned into warehouses.

building and the fire was extinguished before it spread further. It was discovered that the basement was used for storing some food items.

Necessary action was taken.

Reckless

drivers

caught:

Ah-madi securitymen arrested nine reckless drivers and seized their vehicles during campaigns they launched in Ahmadi Governorate against those who drive dangerously and perform stunts on public roads, says Al-Seyassah.

According to security sources, Ahmadi securitymen, after receiving information about the presence of reckless drivers, rushed to the location and seized the nine suspects. Their vehicles were referred to the seized-vehicle garage.