KUWAIT BUILDING FIRE KILLS AT LEAST 41 WORKERS

Wed 12 June 2024:

At least 41 people have died as a result of a fire that started early on Wednesday at a building housing workers in the southern Kuwaiti city of Mangaf, according to Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah, deputy prime minister of the nation, who visited the scene.

The deputy prime minister said that greed and other violations committed by real estate owners were factors in the the incident.

Fire in Kuwaiti building housing workers kills 41

The deputy PM accused real estate owners of violations and greed, saying those factors contributed towards the incident.

“Unfortunately, the greed of real estate owners is what leads to these matters,” said Sheikh Fahad, who… pic.twitter.com/aAv3runKHw

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“Unfortunately, the greed of real estate owners is what leads to these matters,” said Sheikh Fahad, who also runs the interior and defense ministries.

The fire was reported to authorities at 6:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT), Major General Eid Rashed Hamad said.

“The building in which the fire occurred was used to house workers, and there was a large number of workers there. Dozens were rescued, but unfortunately there were many deaths as a result of inhaling smoke from the fire,” another senior police commander told state TV.

“We always alert and warn against” cramming too many workers into housing accommodation, he said, without providing details on the workers’ type of employment or place of origin.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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