Kuwait says several firefighters wounded following Iranian attacks

Smoke rises after Iranian-sourced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carried out an attack on a fuel depot at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City, Kuwait on March 25, 2026. [Stringer - Anadolu Agency]

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Kuwait’s Fire Force said on Saturday that several firefighters were injured while responding to fires at two sites targeted in Iranian attacks, Anadolu reports. “The first incident resulted in several injuries among firefighters and a civilian worker while battling the blaze,” the force said in a statement carried by the state-run news agency KUNA. The site was evacuated and the wounded were transported to receive necessary medical treatment, it added.

Earlier in the day, Kuwait’s Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Ministry stated that a fire broke out at a component of a power generation and water desalination plant following Iranian attacks early Saturday.

The developments unfold amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, where the US launched strikes on Iran, […]

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