KNPC says fire at Kuwait's largest oil refinery under control
www.chinaview.cn 2008-09-03 20:09:29   Print

    KUWAIT CITY, Sept. 3 (Xinhua)-- A fire which broke out early Wednesday morning at Kuwait's largest oil refinery, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said.

    According to Kuwait news agency (KUNA) reported, citing the head of KNPC's Public Relations Mohammad Al Ajmi, that the fire occurred during maintenance duty at one of the pipelines in Ahmadirefinery.

    Firefighters stationed at Ahmadi, Shuaiba, and Abudullah ports managed to control the fire which did not cause any injuries.

    The report said that the investigation on the incident would begin shortly to determine the cause of the fire.

Editor: Bi Mingxin
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