Firefighters extinguish Al-Mubarakiya fire, interior minister orders probe

KUWAIT, March 31 (KUNA) -- The Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) announced late Thursday that its teams had put out the huge blaze which erupted at the landmark Al-Mubarakiya marketplace in Kuwait city earlier today.
In a press statement, the KFF said that eight squads have participated in fighting the massive fire which destoryed dozens of shops at the popular market.
The fire caused several injuries, most of them were minor and treated by medical teams, it noted.
It pointed out that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior retired general Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah had rushed to the site to follow up the fire-control efforts and ordered a probe into the causes of the incident. (pick up previous) ak.ibi