DUBAI - Kuwaiti state oil company officials are inspecting damage after a refinery fire at the Mina Abdullah complex, state news agency KUNA said on Wednesday after the incident that did not affect production.

Kuwait Petroleum Corp said on Wednesday morning that a fire had erupted overnight, saying it started at a kerosene unit and that a mechanical failure at one of the pumps was the likely cause.

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