As many as 41 Indian workers were killed in a major fire mishap at a building in the southern part of Kuwait housing workers early on Wednesday, the country's officials said.
Dubai/Kuwait City: Kuwait s Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya on Thursday assured full support to the Indians affected in a massive fire at an apartment housing foreign workers in the country and.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday night spoke to his Kuwaiti counterpart Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya and urged him to ensure early repatriation of the mortal remains of those killed in a devastating fire in southern Kuwait's Mangaf area.
A fire in Kuwait killed 49 people when it ripped through a building housing nearly 200 foreign workers on Wednesday, the government said.The blaze, which broke out in the six-storey building south of Kuwait City at around dawn, also left dozens injured, the health ministry said.Flames engulfed the lower floors as black smoke poured out of the upper-storey windows, unverified images posted on social media showed.The interior ministry revised the death toll up to 49, from 35 issued earlier, after forensic teams scoured the charred building.