Kuwait Fire Accident : The official figure of people killed in the fire in Kuwait has been revealed. Kuwaiti officials said that out of the 49 dead, 45 have been identified as Indians, while three people are citizens of the Philippines. One body has not been identified yet. The bodies of all the Indians have been brought to the country.
The Kuwait government has assured immediate investigation and action in this incident. People from UP, Bihar and Haryana are also among the dead. Air Force aircraft was deployed to bring the bodies of all the Indians. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh also reached Kuwait to help the Indians.
People from UP and Bihar are also among those who died
Of the bodies identified so far, three people have been found to be from Uttar Pradesh. One person each is from Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Two people from Odisha also lost their lives in this accident. Most of the people are from Andhra Pradesh, 23 people have lost their lives here. The rest are from Kerala. The Kuwaiti minister said that 49 bodies have been identified. The remaining bodies are being identified. The government is getting the DNA test of the bodies done so that they can be correctly identified. An Indian Air Force plane has been deployed to bring the bodies of the Indians killed in the incident.
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This fire incident happened due to short circuit. At the same time, more than 24 gas cylinders were kept here, due to which the fire increased even more. Many flammable substances were also kept, due to which the fire spread rapidly. People present on the upper floor of the roof tried to go to the roof, but due to the door being closed, the workers got trapped in the fire. Now preparations are underway to give compensation to the deceased. Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Fahd said without mentioning the amount of compensation, Emir Sheikh Meshaal has instructed to give compensation to the families of the deceased. The Emir has ordered to prepare military aircraft to send the bodies of the dead Indians back to the country.