The interior ministry is investigating and rescue workers are searching for survivors and any more bodies.
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. Visiting the site, Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah accused property owners of committing violations that contributed towards such incidents.It was not clear what specific violations he was referring to, or if any violations had taken place at the building in question.Low-paid, blue-collar workers in the Gulf often live in overcrowded accommodation.
Three of 11 Filipino workers in the building were brought to hospitals, while the status of five remained unclear and three were safe, the Philippine Department of Migrant Workers said in a statement..The interior ministry, which confirmed the death toll had risen to 49, was investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, searching the site for victims and working to identify those who had died, state media reported.