Apartment Fire in Kuwait Claims 41 Lives, Including Indians

A devastating fire erupted in a six-story residential building in the Mangaf area of Kuwait’s southern Ahmadi Governorate.

The tragic incident has claimed the lives of 41 people, with dozens more injured, many of whom are believed to be Indian nationals.

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The fire, starting in the kitchen on ground floor, quickly spread throughout the building, which housed nearly 160 workers of the same company.

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