Kuwait Fire Tragedy: IAF Brought Back Victim Bodies To India

A special Indian Airforce plane brought 45 Indian bodies from Kuwait who were killed in the cruel Kuwait fire accident to Cochin International Airport. The Kerala Chief Minister visited and paid homage to the victim's bodies. 

Kuwait Fire Accident:

The Kuwait Fire accident occurred around 4.30 am in Kuwait at the Migrant workers' living building. The tragic fire accident took the lives of 45 Indians who went as an employee to Kuwait. Many worked under the NTBC company, which was partly an Indian Company. It is said that the company allocated the living space for the workers at the building.

The fire was ignited in the kitchen first floor and spread through the building. The people in the building during the fire accident died due to suffocation and smoke inhalation and some jumped from the building and lost their lives. People who were injured during the fire accident were taken to a Kuwait government hospital for treatment.

Indians Killed In Kuwait Fire Accident: 

Among the 45 Indians, 23 people were identified from Kerala, 7 from Tamil Nadu, 2 from Andhra Pradesh, 2 from Odisha, and 1 from each state Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh. 

Apart from the Indian people, people from Pakistan, Nepal, and Egypt suffered in the fire accident and 90 people escaped and remained safe in the fire accident.

After the Kuwait fire accident occurred, there were many assumptions about it. The main allegation is that the electricity short circuit must be the cause of the fire accident. People were accusing the building owner of renting the badly conditioned building.

The Victim's Bodies Returned To India:

Indian Government sent a special aircraft to Kuwait to return the corpses of the Indians. The bodies were packed and arrived at Cochin International Airport where they will be handed over to their respective families. From there they will be taken to their natives.

MP, Suresh Gopi, visited the Kochi International Airport and paid homage to the victims who lost their lives in the Kuwait fire accident. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also paid the victims floral homage.

Tamil Nadu And Kerala Chief Minister Statement:

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin expressed his concerns on X account yesterday and wrote, "The news that seven Tamils ​​have died in Kuwait fire is very painful.

The Tamil Nadu government is making arrangements to bring the bodies of the deceased to India by private plane and hand them over to their families as soon as possible.

I have expressed my deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and ordered a relief of Rs 5 lakh each to each family. The Government of Tamil Nadu will provide all necessary assistance to the burn victims."

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, wrote on his X account, "Kerala Govt will provide ₹5 lakh to each bereaved family and ₹1 lakh to the injured in the tragic Kuwait fire accident. Health Minister Veena George and NHM Director Jeevan Babu will coordinate relief efforts in Kuwait. In this tragedy, we stand united and resolute."