His Highness the Amir grateful for prompt response to port blaze

KUWAIT, Aug 16 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent cables on Wednesday to a number of State officials, thanking them for overseeing efforts to put out a fire that gutted a warehouse in Mina Abdullah port.
In cables addressed to Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Information Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and Minister of Health Dr. Jamal Al-Harbi, His Highness the Amir heaped praise on firefighters for valiantly dousing the blaze, proving their commitment to the nation's welfare.
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah also sent similar cables.
A fire erupted at a warehouse in Kuwait's port of Mina Abdullah in the wee hours of Wednesday, only to be fully suppressed a short while later by a team of firefighters. (end) amh.nam