Kuwait Fire Victims' Bodies Charred, DNA Testing On To Confirm Identity
NDTV
Nearly 200 people were living in the building and officials most deaths were caused due to inhalation of smoke in sleep.
The bodies of some of the Indians killed in the fire in Kuwait are charred beyond recognition and DNA testing is on to confirm the victims' identities, Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh has said.
The Gonda MP, who had to rush to the Gulf country soon after he took charge as a Minister of State for External Affairs, said an Indian Air Force plane is ready to bring the bodies home. "As soon as the bodies are identified, their kin will be informed and our Air Force plane will bring the bodies back," he said. According to the latest figures, he said, at least 48 people have died in the fire in Mangaf city and 42 of them are believed to be Indians.
The fire in the six-storey building started in the kitchen early yesterday. Nearly 200 people were living in the building, and officials said most deaths were caused due to inhalation of smoke in sleep.
