KUWAIT: Firemenhad a busy holiday as they battled a string of fires reported around Kuwaitduring Eid Al-Adha. In Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, firemen put out a blaze in anold-style house which was used to store carpets, furniture, tents and foam.Ardiya, Jleeb, Mishref and backup fire stations responded. An Asian mansuffered fractures as he jumped from the roof of the house and was taken tohospital by paramedics. Firemen faced difficulties tackling the blaze due tonarrow passages and parked vehicles.
In the meantime,firemen dealt with a blaze reported at a private hospital under construction inMahboula, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said in a press statement.Firemen from the Mangaf, Fahaheel, Bidaa, operations and backup fire stationswere at the scene. The fire was on the second floor in construction material.The flames were put out as investigations began to find out the cause of theblaze. Separately, Jleeb fire station men put out a blaze in four parkedvehicles in a sandy open area. No injuries were reported. Meanwhile, Hawallyand Salmiya fire stations responded to a call about a fire in a house in Shaab.The fire was put out with no injuries.
In other news,the Medical Emergencies Department received 1,462 calls during the holiday,while 1,158 urgent cases were transferred to hospitals and nearby stations and303 cases were treated onsite. All incidents varied between road accidents,fights, burns and cuts. Meanwhile, 263 non-urgent cases were transferred tohospital, making up a total of 1,472 cases that were dealt with during the Eidholiday. Also, six cases were medevacked between Saturday and Tuesday.
By HananAl-Saadoun