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Oil spill hits Kuwait but production unaffected

Oil production was unaffected but some people were injured, according to the state-owned oil firm.

A Kuwaiti woman walks past a warning sign at a beach in Kuwait City, following an oil spill off the coast, Kuwait, Aug. 21, 2017.
A Kuwaiti woman walks past a warning sign at a beach in Kuwait City, following an oil spill off the coast, Kuwait, Aug. 21, 2017. — Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images

An oil spill occurred in Kuwait on Monday due to an oil leakage, but oil production was unaffected.

The state-owned Kuwait Oil Company said there was an oil leakage in an unspecified location in western Kuwait, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency. The incident caused some injuries to personnel. No poisonous gas was detected and oil production was unaffected, the official Kuwait News Agency reported. 

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