Drone attack hits Kuwaiti oil refinery
Kuwait City. Iran has attacked an oil refinery in Kuwait. The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) confirmed on Friday morning that a drone attack occurred at one of Kuwait's oil refineries.
The company has described it as a malicious drone attack. However, it has been reported that no employees were injured in the incident. KPC stated that although a fire broke out at the company's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, emergency teams immediately brought the situation under control.
According to the company, the fire spread to some of the 39 operating units but was quickly contained. The air quality in the area is being closely monitored during the fire, and the company stated that no negative impact on the environment has been observed so far.
The Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery is one of the largest processing centers in West Asia. The facility has the capacity to process 346,000 barrels of oil per day.
Kuwait has three major oil refineries. In the ongoing conflict over the past five weeks, the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery has been targeted by Iranian drones twice before.
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