Fire in South Surrah contained -- official

KUWAIT, June 23 (KUNA) -- Fire fighters contained a fire that erupted at a building under construction in South Surrah district on Friday, said Lieutenant General Khalid Al-Mekrad, the department director.
The firefighters succeeded in stopping the blazes from spreading to nearby buildings, he said in a statement to KUNA.
Fire squads have taken control of a large part of the fire scene, he said alluding to a 19,000 sq-m building for Kuwait Credit Bank.
The fire fighters contained the fire after battling the blazes for hours in South Surrah, one of the country's residential districts.
A source at the fire department told KUNA that the blazes that broke out at a building for Kuwait Credit Bank inflicted material losses. (end) rk