Firefighters have extinguished a huge fire that erupted earlier on Saturday in the industrial district of Amghara.

The blazes that broke out at a large metals' factory dumpsite in Amghara Industrial Area, west of the capital, were put out later in the day.

Four fire departments, including Jahra, Sulaibikhat and Farwaniyah, handled the fire that spread out across a 1,000 sq/m radius, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate said in a statement.

The fire fighters fought the fire for nearly three hours at the dumpsite. Minister of Commerce and Industry, Acting Minister of State for Youth Affairs Khaled Al-Roudhan and General Director of the Public Authority for Industry Abdulkarim Taqi were present at the scene. The fire caused no injuries.