With several Indians feared dead in Kuwait building fire on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened an urgent high-level meeting at his residence over the tragedy.

During the meeting, PM Modi expressed his deep sorrow at the unfortunate incident and extended condolences to the families of the deceased. He wished speedy recovery of those injured.

He also directed that Government of India should extend all possible assistance and has announced ex-gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh to the families of the deceased India nationals from Prime Minister Relief Fund.

The Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, the Minister of State for External Affairs Kirtivardhan Singh, Principal Secretary to PM – Pramod Kumar Mishra, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra and other senior officials were present in the meeting..

Soon after the news of the massive fire broke out, the prime minister directed MoS External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh to immediately travel to Kuwait to oversee assistance to those injured in the fire tragedy and to coordinate with local authorities for early repatriation of mortal remains of those who have died in this unfortunate incident.

Earlier on Wednesday, a massive fire broke out in a six-storey building in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait which reportedly housed around 195 workers, most of them from Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

The blaze started in a kitchen on a lower floor and quickly spread through the building, trapping several inside.

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Reports quoted eyewitnesses as saying that some people jumped from the fifth floor of the building to escape the fire and died. Also, most of the deaths reported were due to smoke inhalation.

As per Onmanorama report, the building belongs to NBTC group owned by Malayali businessman KG Abraham.

After hearing the news about the Kuwait building fire, PM Modi extended condolences to the families of the deceased and prayed for quick recovery of those injured.

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“The fire mishap in Kuwait City is saddening. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their near and dear ones. I pray that the injured recover at the earliest. The Indian Embassy in Kuwait is closely monitoring the situation and working with the authorities there to assist the affected,” he said on X.

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