Dubai: The fire erupted on Monday at a main oil refinery in Kuwait, the state-owned oil company said, reported that there were no victims immediately.
Kobirin in Key Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refineries along the lines of Persian Gulf Coast of Kuwait in northern borders with Saudi Arabia did not affect electricity or oil expulsion, according to the Kuwait National Petroleum company.
Refinery handles 25,000 oil barrels a day to supply Kuwait’s domestic market especially with gasoline and diesel.
Firefighters worked to extinguish the fire in the refinery processing unit, which eliminated sulfur from oil products.
Residents in the Kuwait coastal Fahaheel Regency reported hearing a large explosion and shared recordings on thick social media, black smoke billowed highway.
Kuwait, a country returned to 4.1 million people, slightly smaller than the state of New Jersey.
The nation has the sixth largest oil reserves in the world.