KUWAIT: The Kuwait Fire Services Directorate (KFSD) recently conducted a mock fire drill on at a main power transformer unit. It was held in collaboration with the Ministry of Electricity and Water as part of its plan to enhance fire fighting operations in densely populated and vital areas.

The drill began amid unfavorable weather conditions when KFSD control room received an emergency call at 10 am of a blaze that erupted inside a power unit with three victims who were trapped in its interiors.

Firemen from Shuwaikh industrial area, Jleeb, and back up teams rushed to the scene and conducted rescue operations. The three workers were rescued and the fire was controlled successfully. The drill was supervised by MEW's Abdul Aziz Al-Enezi and KFSD's Deputy Director,Brigadier Yousif Al-Ansari. - Kuwait Times