Workers are trying to fix a leak at a site where an oil well is being dug in northern Kuwait, state news agency KUNA reported early on Feb. 17, Kuwait time.
The agency quoted Saad al-Azemi, spokesman for Kuwait Oil Co., as reporting that "no reading of any H2S gas leak from the incident" had been recorded at the oil field.
He said specialized teams were dealing with the incident.
Kuwaiti media published photos of a fire it said was burning at the scene. The Arabic-language al-Rai said photos of a large fire were circulating on social media.
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