{"id":73760,"date":"2024-06-15T15:51:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T15:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/15\/kuwait-fire-16-keralites-laid-to-rest-so-far\/"},"modified":"2024-06-15T15:51:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T15:51:11","slug":"kuwait-fire-16-keralites-laid-to-rest-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/15\/kuwait-fire-16-keralites-laid-to-rest-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait fire: 16 Keralites laid to rest so far"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The last rites of four Keralites, who lost their lives in the tragic fire incident<\/a> in Kuwait on June 12, were held at their respective hometowns<\/a> in Kerala on Saturday where hundreds came to bid adieu. The bodies of 23 Keralites<\/a> who lost their lives in the fire that happened in one of the residential accommodations of a company at Mangaf in Kuwait, were brought to the state on Friday in a special flight<\/a> from the Gulf nation<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The funerals<\/a> of 12 Keralites were held on Friday itself, while four of them were held today. <\/p>\n

The funerals of Lucas and Sajan George from Kollam, Aneesh Kumar from Kannur and Akash S Nair from Pathanamthitta<\/a> were held today. <\/p>\n

Minister Saji Cheriyan, Deputy Speaker Chittayam Gopakumar and various religious leaders took part in the funeral of Akash, a Pandalam resident. <\/p>\n

Six people from Pathanamthitta district lost their lives in the incident. <\/p>\n

The funerals of the remaining seven people will be held in the coming days, sources said. Officials said that 49 people were killed in the fire in the Al-Mangaf building on June 12 and the majority<\/a> of them were Indians; the remaining were Pakistani, Filipino, Egyptian and Nepali nationals. Out of the total casualties, 45 were Indians. <\/p>\n

The bodies of 23 Keralites, seven Tamil Nadu natives and one Karnataka native were brought to Kochi from Kuwait on a special flight of the Indian Air Force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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