The fire broke out on Friday at an oil refinery in the Kuwaiti port of Ahmadi, located south of the country's capital - the city of Al Kuwait, Kuwait National Oil Company said, Report informs, citing TASS.
The fire occurred during maintenance work on one of the gas liquefaction units. Fire crews arrived at the scene and managed to put out the fire. As a result of the incident, two workers who were from Asia were killed, and ten other people were injured. Five victims, hospitalized with severe burns, are in critical condition.
The management of the company expressed deep condolences to the victims' relatives.