The Indian Embassy in Kuwait has expressed its deepest condolences and is in contact with the Mulackal family to ensure the early repatriation of their mortal remains
Close on the heels of a devastating fire in which 49 people were killed in June, a devastating apartment fire in Kuwait City claimed the lives of four members of an Indian family.
The incident occurred on Friday (July 19, 2024) around 8 pm in their second-floor flat located in the Abbasiya area, reportedly due to a short circuit in the air conditioner.
The victims, Mathews Mulackal, his wife Lini Abraham, and their two children, had just returned from a vacation in Kerala, India, earlier that day. Local authorities confirmed that the family died from smoke inhalation. This tragic event comes just a month after a similar fire incident in Kuwait resulted in the deaths of 45 Indians.
In a post on X, the embassy stated: “Embassy @indembkwt expresses its deepest condolences on the tragic demise of Mr. Mathews Mulackal, his wife, and 2 children due to a fire in his flat in Abbasiya yesterday night. The embassy is in touch with his family and will ensure the early repatriation of mortal remains.”
Major General Khaled Fahd, acting head of the General Fire Force, was present at the scene and commended the fire teams for successfully controlling the blaze. Mathews Mulackal had been employed with Reuters, while Lini Abraham worked as a nurse at Adan Hospital in Al Ahmadi Governorate. Their children were students at Bhavans School.
Relatives from Neerattupuram in Kerala’s Alappuzha district mentioned that Mathews had been working in Kuwait for 15 years. The family had left India on Thursday night and arrived in Kuwait around 4 p.m. local time on Friday.
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