New Delhi: So far 49 people have died in the Kuwait fire. A fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Kuwait’s Mangaf area at 4 am on Wednesday. The flame of this fire was so fierce that it created an uproar even in India. 40-42 are Indians among those who died in Kuwait fire. The rest are said to be Pakistani and Nepali citizens. It is being told that most of those who died are from Kerala. Gradually the dead bodies are being identified. The list of those who died has come out. Some were drivers, some were engineers and some were labourers.
Modi government has sent its Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan to Kuwait. Some people who died in the Kuwait fire have been identified. But DNA test will be used to identify some dead bodies. The list of all the people who have been identified so far has come. So let us know who were the people from Kerala who died in this fire.
1. Akash S Nair (23 years): He was from Pandalam and he lived in Kuwait for the last 6 years.
2. Amaruddin Shameer (33 years): He was from Kollam Poyapalli and was a driver in Kuwait.
3. Stephin Abraham Sabu (29): He was an engineer by profession and was a resident of Kottayam.
4. KR Ranjeet (34): He was living in Kuwait for 10 years and was a store keeper.
5. Kelu Ponmaleri (55): He was a production engineer and his house was in Kasaragod. He has two sons.
6. PV Muralidharan was living in Kuwait for the last 30 years. He was a senior supervisor in a company there.
7. Sajan George was a chemical engineer in Kuwait.
8. Lukose (48) was working in Kuwait for the last 18 years.
9. Saju Varghese (56) was a resident of Konni.
10. Thomas Oommen was from Thiruvala.
11. Vishwas Krishnan was from Kannur.
12. Noah was from Mallapuram.
13. MP Bahulayan was also from Mallapuram.
14. Srihari Pradeep was from Kottayam.
15. Matthew George
Other Indians who died in Kuwait incident
1. Thomas Joseph
2. Praveen Madhav
3. Bhunath Richards Roy Anand
4. Anil Giri
5. Mohammad Sharif
6. Dwarkadhish Patnaik
7. Vishwas Krishnan
8. Arun Babu
9. Raymond
10. Jesus Lopez
11. Denny Baby Karunakaran
Let us tell you that the Indian Embassy has also issued a helpline for the Indians who are searching for their loved ones. +965-65505246. The Indian Embassy said that all concerned people are requested to connect with this helpline for the latest information. The Embassy is committed to providing all possible assistance. The Indian Embassy said it is in touch with Kuwaiti law enforcement officials, fire service and health department for necessary action