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One Dead, Four Injured in Fire at KNPC’s Mina Abdullah Refinery

Reuters, May 1, 2025
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Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said on Thursday that one worker was killed and four were injured in a limited fire that had been extinguished at the Mina Abdullah refinery's desulfurization unit.

Two injured workers were taken to hospital for necessary medical treatment, KNPC added in a statement.

KNPC did not say if production and operations were affected there due to the fire.


(Reporting by Enas Alashray; Editing by David Evans)

 

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