A fire broke out in a building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait early on Wednesday, killing at least 41, including several Indians, and injuring more than 50. The building reportedly had nearly 160 people living in it, who are workers of the same company. The incident was reported to authorities at 6:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT), Major General Eid Rashed Hamad said. The fire started in a kitchen in the six-storey building in Mangaf area in Kuwait's southern Ahmadi Governorate, officials said.
The Kuwaiti health ministry said about 43 people were hospitalized due to the fire, and four of those people had died. Posting about the incident on the social media site X, Union Minister of External Affairs of India, Dr S Jaishankar expressed his deepest condolences to the families who lost their lives. "Deeply shocked by the news of the fire incident in Kuwait city.
There are reportedly over 40 deaths and over 50 have been hospitalized. Our Ambassador has gone to the camp. We are awaiting further information. Our Embassy will render the fullest assistance to all concerned in this regard,” Jaishankar wrote.
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