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A shocking incident has come to light from Kuwait. A fire in a building in southern Kuwait has engulfed 49 people. 42 Indians lost their lives in this fire. The entire country is in mourning after the death of Indians in this tragic accident. The families of the deceased are in mourning. It is being told that the fire first started in the kitchen on the ground floor of the 6-storey building and gradually spread to the entire building.
PM Modi held a high-level meeting regarding the Kuwait fire incident. Modi reviewed the rescue operations. PMO officials including the Foreign Minister were present in this meeting. A help of Rs 2 lakh was announced from the PM Relief Fund to the families of the deceased. After the order of PM Modi, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh has reached Kuwait.
Important information about Kuwait fire
Indian Air Force aircraft C-130J was sent to bring back the bodies of Indians killed in the Kuwait fire. Many bodies could not be identified. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh has reached Kuwait. He immediately rushed to Jaber Hospital to inquire about the injured Indians. He met 6 injured people in the hospital, whose condition is improving. He assured them of all possible help from the Government of India. The minister has visited Kuwait to monitor the speedy return of the bodies of those killed in the unfortunate incident and to meet the injured.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar also expressed deep condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. The Indian Embassy has also issued an emergency helpline number. In view of the Kuwait tragedy, the Kerala government has called an emergency cabinet meeting. The meeting discussed bringing back the bodies and coordinating relief efforts. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
The Kerala government has decided that state Health Minister Veena George will visit Kuwait and coordinate efforts to treat people and bring back the bodies of the deceased to India.
The government announced compensation
The Kerala government has announced state compensation for the deceased. The Kerala government says that the families of the deceased will be given financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each. In fact, 24 people from Kerala have died in the fire in Kuwait. Many bodies are not being identified. Those bodies will be brought to India only after the DNA test report.
External Affairs Minister spoke to Kuwaiti Minister
The Foreign Minister has spoken to his Kuwaiti counterpart Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya over the phone. Jaishankar said, “Talked to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya on the fire tragedy in Kuwait. Information was given about the efforts made by the Kuwaiti authorities in this regard. Assurance was given that the incident will be thoroughly investigated and responsibility will be fixed.
Tamil Nadu's Minister for Minority Welfare and Non-Resident Tamil Welfare said five Tamils were among those killed in the Kuwait fire. The victims were from the state's Thanjavur, Ramanathapuram and Peravurani areas and have been identified as Ram Karuppan, Veerasamy Mariyappan, Chinnadurai Krishnamurthy, Mohammed Sherif and Richard. Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Al Sabah visited the site of the incident. Sheikh Fahad said the incident happened because of the company owner's greed.