Kuwait City: At least 35 people, including 4 Indians were killed after a fire broke out in a building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait early on Wednesday. The incident was reported to authorities at 6:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT), Major General Eid Rashed Hamad said.
“The building in which the fire occurred was used to house workers, and there was a large number of workers there. Dozens were rescued, but unfortunately there were many deaths as a result of inhaling smoke from the fire,” another senior police commander told state TV.
“We always alert and warn against” cramming too many workers into housing accommodation, he said, without providing details on the workers’ type of employment or place of origin.
The Kuwaiti health ministry reported that nearly 43 individuals were hospitalized following the fire, with four of them tragically succumbing to their injuries. It remains uncertain whether these fatalities are in addition to the 35 previously reported by police. The authorities have stated that they successfully contained the fire and are currently investigating its cause.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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