Massive fire that breaks out in an area of 60,000 square metres at Amghara scrap in Kuwait

Gulf Today Report

Teams of fire crews have put out a massive fire that broke out at a scrap yard in Amghara north of Kuwait City.

No casualties were reported, the fire department said yesterday. Civil Defence teams and police patrols rushed to the scene.

More than 180 firefighters have successfully put out the fire late Tuesday morning, which burned over 60,000 square meters, the Kuwait Fire Force said in a statement.

“The flames, fanned by strong winds, gutted a construction facility in the area.

“It took ‘Herculean effort’ to put out the blaze amid an ongoing operation. A probe into the circumstances behind the incident has started, KUNA added.”