90 percent of recent fires caused by welding

Main reasons behind the building fires are human errors and neglecting safety and security measures, said Director General of the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) Lieutenant General Khalid Al-Mikrad.

“Ninety percent of the fires that took place recently were caused by cutting metal and welding inside the project area. These fires happened due to cutting and welding, due to which hot sparks fell on inflammable materials,” he said during a symposium by KFSD titled ‘Safety in Buildings Under Construction’. "The most difficult blazes firefighters deal with are in buildings under construction, as they cannot determine the cause of the fire", he concluded.