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Huge blaze near Kuwait City
Firefighters try to contain a massive fire in a dump for used tyres near Kuwait City, with some MPs calling the blaze an environmental catastrophe
Several MPs called for an investigation following the fire, which broke out at a dump housing more than five million used tyres just outside the city of Saad Al-Abdullah. (AFP/Getty Images)
“The government will form a special committee to investigate the blaze as well as ask the municipality for an alternative site to be used as a landfill for used tyres away from residential areas,” the Kuwait Times said. (AFP/Getty Images)
Burning tyres releases a toxic concoction of pollutants that are particularly harmful to children. (AFP/Getty Images)
Environmental authorities advised residents in the area to use masks but calls to suspend schools in the local area were rejected following an enquiry into gas levels. (AFP/Getty Images)
