Fire erupts at Kuwait City's health zone

Smoke rises after a fire erupted at the Al-Sabah health zone in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Sept. 12, 2020. A huge fire erupted Saturday afternoon at the Al-Sabah health zone in Kuwait City and the fire has been brought under control, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said. (Photo by Ghazy Qaffaf/Xinhua)

A huge fire erupted Saturday afternoon at the Al-Sabah health zone in Kuwait City, capital of Kuwait, and the fire has been brought under control, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said.

Currently, more than 300 firefighters are trying to extinguish the fire that gutted in a parking lot of a building under construction in the health zone, KFSD said in a press statement.

According to the statement, some floors of the building had been transformed into makeshift warehouses where materials had been stacked randomly with no consideration to safety rules.

Fifty-five firefighters were injured after they were exposed to the blaze, it said.

Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh has arrived at the site to follow up on the case and investigations into the cause of the blaze are ongoing, it noted.

Smoke rises after a fire erupted at the Al-Sabah health zone in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Sept. 12, 2020. A huge fire erupted Saturday afternoon at the Al-Sabah health zone in Kuwait City and the fire has been brought under control, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said. (Photo by Ghazy Qaffaf/Xinhua)

 

Smoke rises after a fire erupted at the Al-Sabah health zone in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Sept. 12, 2020. A huge fire erupted Saturday afternoon at the Al-Sabah health zone in Kuwait City and the fire has been brought under control, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said. (Photo by Ghazy Qaffaf/Xinhua)

 

Smoke rises after a fire erupted at the Al-Sabah health zone in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Sept. 12, 2020. A huge fire erupted Saturday afternoon at the Al-Sabah health zone in Kuwait City and the fire has been brought under control, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said. (Photo by Ghazy Qaffaf/Xinhua)

 

Smoke rises after a fire erupted at the Al-Sabah health zone in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Sept. 12, 2020. A huge fire erupted Saturday afternoon at the Al-Sabah health zone in Kuwait City and the fire has been brought under control, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said. (Photo by Ghazy Qaffaf/Xinhua)