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KFSD subdues huge fire in Mangaf, rescues 50 |
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Sunday, 21 August 2011 01:15 |
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The firefighters of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) managed Saturday to control a huge blaze at an apartment building in Al-Mangaf area
and rescue 50 persons who were trapped at the seventh and eighth floors.
The fire, which broke out at the stairs of the fourth floor of the eight-storey building earlier today injured ten persons along with two firefighters.
Fire engines from Al-Mangaf and Al-Fahahail directorates, led by Captain Abdulrahman Malallah and Captain Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, rushed to the scene with turntable ladders.
They managed to evacuate the 50 persons stuck at the two top floors after a fierce battle against the fire.
Two firefighters, namely corporals Mohammad Al-Marri and Mezyad Al-Otaibi, were slightly injured in the accident. - Kuna
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