On Wednesday, a building housing numerous workers experienced a fire.
Social media users posted a video of the building that showed thick black smoke rising from the higher stories and flames consuming the lower portion of the structure.
Kerala and Tamil Nadu, two states in southern India, account for the majority of the deaths. There have also been about fifty Indian injuries.
Among the injured are laborers from Nepal and the Philippines.
Foreign workers make approximately two-thirds of Kuwait’s population, and the nation heavily depends on migrant labor, particularly in the domestic and construction industries.
Human rights organizations have frequently expressed concern over their living circumstances.
According to local media accounts, there were 196 workers housed in the premises, and there are hints that it might have been overcrowded.
At the time of the fire, a “large number” of individuals were inside the building, a senior police officer informed TV.
He remarked, “Dozens were rescued, but regrettably many died as a result of breathing in smoke from the fire.” He also mentioned how frequently overpopulation in these kinds of accommodations was warned against.
