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.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2023-03/GettyImages-836114908.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=8Mqlni7_)
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.