{"id":82542,"date":"2021-10-07T20:43:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T17:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=82542"},"modified":"2021-10-07T23:41:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T20:41:35","slug":"huge-fire-breaks-out-in-kuwait-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/huge-fire-breaks-out-in-kuwait-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge fire breaks out in Kuwait city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"about:blank\" width=\"396\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftimeskuwait%2Fvideos%2F159219569720459%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=396&amp;t=0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A fire in one of the towers in Kuwait City broke out after an explosion was heard, heavy security and firefighters, immediately rushed to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters from Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) managed to safely rescue seven workers from a blazing tower under construction at Safat Square in the Capital Governorate on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The fire was subdued and no injuries were reported, the KFF public relations and media dept. said in a statement this evening.<\/p>\n<p>Upon receiving notification of the incident, fire engines from the City, Al-Hilali and Al- Salmiya departments, and backup corps rushed to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>They found the first three stories of the 15-story building engulfed in flames; they also found seven workers trapped in upper stories and brought them out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fire in one of the towers in Kuwait City broke out after an explosion was heard, heavy security and firefighters, immediately rushed to the scene. 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