Fire in Kuwait’s largest oil refinery

A fire broke out yesterday in Kuwait’s largest oil refinery, causing several injuries but no interruptions to site operations or petrol exports.

Plumes of smoke rose above the Mina al-Ahmadi facility, located on the Gulf coast just opposite Iran.

The Kuwait National Petrol Company, after initially stating that there were no casualties, later tweeted that there were a number of injuries and cases of smoke inhalation among workers.

It said that those injured had received first aid at the site, or been transported to a hospital and were in “stable condition”.

Firefighters were in the process of putting out the blaze, the company said.

The Mina al-Ahmadi refinery, on a 10.5 square kilometre site, began operating in 1949.