Fire strikes terminal under construction at Kuwait airport

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire has broken out at an under-construction new terminal at Kuwait International Airport. Firefighters struggled to control the the blaze in Kuwait City for hours on Monday. That’s according to the Interior Ministry spokesman. He says a cause for the blaze was not immediately known. The fire caused damage to the building but no one was hurt. Photos circulated on social media of dark, billowing smoke behind the lines of planes on the runway. Some flights had been delayed on Monday morning though civil aviation authorities said it wasn’t because of the fire.