Kuwait fire news: India sends military transport to bring back mortal remains of Indians | All we know so far

India on Thursday night is sent a military transport aircraft to Kuwait to bring back mortal remains of nearly 45 Indians that were killed in a fire in a building housing foreign workers in its southern city Mangaf.

Kuwaiti authorities have identified bodies of 45 Indians and three Filipino nationals. At least 49 migrant workers were killed in the blaze, while at least 50 more injured.

Here are all the latest updates of the Kuwait fire: 

• C-130J transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force will bring back bodies on Friday and it will first land in Kochi as most of the deceased Indians are from Kerala, Indian officials in Delhi.
• It is then expected to reach Delhi as some of the those killed are from north Indian states.
• Kuwaiti authorities have already conducted DNA tests on the bodies as part of the identification process.
• Kuwaiti Fire Force said the deadly fire was caused by an “electrical circuit”.
• Kuwaiti news agency KUNA quoted the press statement of nation’s fire force, saying the conclusion on the cause of fire was arrived at after examination of the scene of the incident.

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• Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, who reached Kuwait this morning, separately met the Gulf nation’s foreign minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, Al-Sabah and Health Minister Ahmad Abdelwahab Ahmad Al-Awadi.
• The Indian embassy in Kuwait said Foreign Minister Al-Yahya assured of full support including for medical care, early repatriation of mortal remains and investigation into the incident.
• “FM Yahya conveyed his condolences on the tragic incident. He assured full support including for medical care, early repatriation of mortal remains and investigation of the incident,” the mission said on X.
• “MoS conveyed his appreciation for the cooperation being extended by all concerned authorities of Kuwait,” it said.

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