Fire erupts at Kuwait's largest oil field, two injured

Fire erupts at Kuwait's largest oil field, two injured
The site is the second largest oil field in the world, and the production wasn't impacted.
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Kuwait has the world's sixth-largest known oil reserves [Getty]

A fire erupted Monday at Kuwait's largest oil field, injuring two workers, the country's state-run news agency reported.

The injured workers were in stable condition and receiving treatment at a nearby hospital, according to the state-run KUNA news agency, citing Qusai al-Amer, the Kuwait Oil Company spokesman.

The blaze at the Great Burgan Field in the southeastern desert of Kuwait, which produces over 1.6 million barrels of oil a day, did not impact production, the report said.

Kuwait, a nation home to 4.1 million people, has the world's sixth-largest known oil reserves. Most of the country's production comes from a single field, Burgan, which ranked second only largest producing field to Saudi Arabia's Ghawar Field.

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