<p>A fire broke out Monday in Kuwait's largest oil refinery, causing several injuries but no interruptions to site operations or petrol exports.</p>.<p>Plumes of smoke rose above the Mina al-Ahmadi facility, located on the Gulf coast just opposite Iran, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the capital Kuwait City, according to an AFP photojournalist.</p>.<p>The Kuwait National Petrol Company, after initially stating that there were no casualties, later tweeted that there were a number of injuries and cases of smoke inhalation among workers.</p>.<p>It said that those injured had received first aid at the site, or been transported to a hospital and were in a "stable condition".</p>.<p>Approximately two hours after the company reported firefighters were at the scene, it tweeted that the blaze was under "full control".</p>.<p>The Mina al-Ahmadi refinery, on a 10.5 square kilometre site, began operating in 1949.</p>.<p>It is the largest of three refineries of the state petrol company, producing about 466,000 barrels of petrol per day.</p>.<p>A fourth refinery with a production capacity of 615,000 barrels per day is under construction and set to begin operation by the end of the year.</p>.<p>The oil-rich Gulf emirate produces about 2.4 million barrels of petrol per day, most of which is exported.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>A fire broke out Monday in Kuwait's largest oil refinery, causing several injuries but no interruptions to site operations or petrol exports.</p>.<p>Plumes of smoke rose above the Mina al-Ahmadi facility, located on the Gulf coast just opposite Iran, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the capital Kuwait City, according to an AFP photojournalist.</p>.<p>The Kuwait National Petrol Company, after initially stating that there were no casualties, later tweeted that there were a number of injuries and cases of smoke inhalation among workers.</p>.<p>It said that those injured had received first aid at the site, or been transported to a hospital and were in a "stable condition".</p>.<p>Approximately two hours after the company reported firefighters were at the scene, it tweeted that the blaze was under "full control".</p>.<p>The Mina al-Ahmadi refinery, on a 10.5 square kilometre site, began operating in 1949.</p>.<p>It is the largest of three refineries of the state petrol company, producing about 466,000 barrels of petrol per day.</p>.<p>A fourth refinery with a production capacity of 615,000 barrels per day is under construction and set to begin operation by the end of the year.</p>.<p>The oil-rich Gulf emirate produces about 2.4 million barrels of petrol per day, most of which is exported.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>