49 people, largely Indians, perished in the Kuwaiti fire, many of them irreparably burned: Minister
Over 40 Indians lost their lives in a major building fire in Kuwait on Wednesday, adding to the 49 people who died in all. Kirti Vardhan Singh, the minister of state for external affairs, reported that numerous remains had been burned beyond recognition.
Most victims were Indian, and the building employed foreign labor.
Most fatalities brought on by sleeping with smoke inhaled
Action against 'those responsible' is assured by the foreign minister of Kuwait.
49 people have died and over 50 have been injured in the big fire that destroyed a six-story building in Kuwait early on Wednesday. Over forty of the victims were Indians, according to the officials. The foreign workers were housed in the building that caught fire.
Speaking with his counterpart Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya in Kuwait, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was informed of the measures carried out by the country's authorities following the fire. According to authorities, a large number of households were evacuated and the majority of deaths were caused by smoke inhalation while inhabitants were asleep.
At least 49 people were killed early on Wednesday in Kuwait after a building housing foreign workers caught fire. The majority of the victims were Indian nationals between the ages of 20 and 50. Over fifty additional people were injured in the fire, according to the Indian External Affairs Ministry. The Associated Press said that local officials seemed to believe that code infractions were the cause of the fire.
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