Massive fire breaks out in Kuwait skyscraper
A massive fire erupted in a bank high rise building in Kuwait on Thursday morning.
Fire fighters from Kuwait's civil defence teams evacuated the premises and battled the blaze.
تصوير من أعلى pic.twitter.com/Bjs25thSRJ
— شؤون عربية & دولية (@Arabaffairstv) September 27, 2018
The bank issued a statement on their twitter account, saying: "Note that there has been a partial fire in the NBK headquarter construction site of which 90% has been successfully extinguished by the Kuwait Fire Department. Over 2,500 workers were evacuated with no casualties. Updates will follow. Thank you."
Note that there has been a partial fire in the NBK headquarter construction site of which 90% has been successfully extinguished by the Kuwait Fire Department. Over 2500 workers were evacuated from the site in a record time with no injuries. Updates will follow. Thank you.
— National Bank of Kuwait (@NBKPage) September 27, 2018
Some tweeps had speculated that the fire began in another building and spread to the new National Bank of Kuwait building.
عاجل: حريق في المبنى الرئيسي لبنك الكويت الوطني pic.twitter.com/nqN5ybBEAv
— شؤون عربية & دولية (@Arabaffairstv) September 27, 2018
Others thought that the fire began in the lower levels of the bank and spread to the other floors.
عاجل ..
— أحمد خالد المسفر (@almesfr) September 27, 2018
حريق كبير في أحد المباني وسط العاصمة الكويت
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Courtesy: www.khaleejtimes.com
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Regulator DGCA eases flight duty norms for pilots amid IndiGo crisis
Mumbai (PTI): Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday eased the flight duty norms by allowing substitution of leaves with a weekly rest period amid massive operational disruptions at IndiGo, according to sources.
As per the revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms, "no leave shall be substituted for weekly rest", which means that weekly rest period and leaves are to be treated separately. The clause was part of efforts to address fatigue issues among the pilots.
Citing IndiGo flight disruptions, sources told PTI that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to withdraw the provision 'no leave shall be substituted for weekly rest' from the FDTL norms.
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"In view of the ongoing operational disruptions and representations received from various airlines regarding the need to ensure continuity and stability of operations, it has been considered necessary to review the said provision," DGCA said in a communication dated December 5.
The gaps in planning ahead of the implementation of the revised FDTL, the second phase of which came into force from November 1, have resulted in crew shortage at IndiGo and is one of the key reasons for the current disruptions.
#BREAKING: #DGCA relaxes a clause which debarred airlines to club leaves with weekly rest to mitigate #IndiGo crisis
— Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) December 5, 2025
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