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.
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— 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.
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— 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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Situation in Jharkhand village peaceful day after religious procession 'pelted with stones'
Hazaribag (PTI): The situation in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district remained peaceful on Monday, a day after tension gripped a village following an alleged stone-pelting incident during a religious procession, a senior police officer said.
Barhi subdivisional police officer (SDPO) Ajit Kumar Bimal told PTI that the situation in Jhurjhuri village was brought under control within a few hours of the incident on Sunday evening.
"All shops, markets and business establishments remained open and traffic was normal," he said.
Asked about arrests, Bimal said the process of identifying those involved was underway, and an FIR had been lodged in connection with the incident.
The incident occurred around 8 pm on Sunday, when stones were allegedly thrown at a religious procession. Security was tightened in the area following the incident.
The group that organised the procession claimed several women were injured in the attack.
In response, the participants blocked a stretch of the GT Road. "The situation is now completely under control," the SDPO added.
