Kuwaiti firefighters and security forces gather outside a building which was ingulfed by fire, in Kuwait City, on 12 June 2024. At one hospital, more than 30 Indian citizens were admitted.At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait on Wednesday after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers, with Kuwait's deputy prime minister accusing property owners of committing violations that contribute towards such incidents.
Several Indians, including from the southern state of Kerala, were reported to have died in the fire, according to a letter written by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to India's foreign minister that was shared with the press. The interior ministry, which said the death toll had risen to 49, was investigating, searching the site for victims and working to identify those who had died, state media reported.
The senior police commander said authorities had warned against housing too many workers in a single accommodation, but didn't say if regulations had been flouted.