Kuwait: Firefighters have contained a fire that erupted at warehouses in the industrial zone Ardiya Thursday, Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) declared.

The KFF said in a statement that the central operations department was notified about the fire in the industrial region, thus squads from six fire stations were immediately dispatched to the scene, where they had to deal with flames raging at warehouses packed with food, consumer and electronic products.

The firefighters battled and contained the blazes that raged within a 5,000-sq-m plot, the KFF said.

The operation to douse the flames was followed up by the First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Acting Minister of Defense Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. He remained in contact with the KFF Chief Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Mekrad who conveyed the minister's admiration to all personnel involved in dealing with the incident.

Policemen and medics had rushed to the scene shortly after the fire broke out. No injuries were reported.