KUWAIT CITY, July 2: Four firefighting teams, in addition to the support center, controlled a fire that broke out in a 500 square meters warehouse in the scrapyard area of Mina Abdullah, Friday, reports Al-Rai daily. The daily said 5 firefighters were injured while putting out the fire. Their injuries ranged from heat exhaustion to minor burns, and they were given first aid through a medical emergency.

The Public Relations and Media Department of the General Fire Service stated that after the Central Operations Department received a report that the warehouse containing electrical cables and household utensils.

Fire engines from Mina Abdulla, Umm Al-Haiman, Al-Ahmadi and Mishref and put out the fire. The sources added that the firefighting teams upon arrival cordoned off the area to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby areas. The Public Relations and Media Department of the Directorate-General of Fire Department (DGFD) chief of the fire department Lieutenant-General Khaled Al- Makrad visited the site.