Deadly fire in Kuwait claims lives of over 160 workers.

Fire in Kuwait claims lives of over 160 workers, rescue efforts ongoing
Deadly fire in Kuwait claims lives of over 160 workers.
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The fire in a six- storey structure in Kuwait spread so fast that people didn't indeed get a chance to save their lives. Kuwait Times quoted firefighters as saying that the fire broke out suddenly due to a cylinder explosion in the kitchen on the ground bottom of the structure at around 6 am on Wednesday. Lieutenant Colonel Ali of Kuwait Fire Department told an Indian media group, there were further than 160 workers in the structure and utmost of them were Indians.

Some Pakistani and Bangladeshi workers have also been verified to be there. All of them worked for the same company. Ali said, the fire spread veritably presto. The workers didn't get a chance to get out. numerous people were vacated through exigency services. further than 30 people are injured in the accident. Kuwait Home Minister Sheikh Fahad said, what happed is the result of the rapacity of the company and the structure possessors.

He asked the Kuwait Municipality and original public authority to take immediate action in the matter of cramming workers like creatures in the structures. He also instructed to apply all safety conditions to help similar incidents. Foreign Minister Jaishankar, Rahul Gandhi expressed condolences Foreign Minister S Jaishankar wrote on social media, my deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the accident.

I wish all those who are injured a speedy recovery. At the same time, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said that I'm shocked by this terrible news. At the same time, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote a letter to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar demanding the intervention of the Center in the Kuwait incident.

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