Male: Bad news has come from Male, the capital of Maldives. A massive fire broke out in the houses built for foreign workers in Male today i.e. on Thursday, in which 10 people were burnt alive. 9 Indian workers are among the 10 people who died in this accident, while another deceased was a resident of Bangladesh. Some people have also been injured in this incident of fire.
Officials said 10 bodies were recovered from the top floor of a building destroyed in the fire. It was told that there was a garage on the ground floor of this building and after the fire broke out in it, the whole building came under its grip, and on seeing the fire balloon started rising in the sky and screaming all around. Officials said nine Indians and one Bangladeshi were among the dead.
A fire service official said that it took about four hours to put out the fire. Meanwhile, the Indian High Command in Maldives condoled the incident and said that we are deeply saddened by the tragic fire incident in Male, in which many people including Indian citizens have lost their lives. We are in close contact with the Maldivian authorities.
Not only this, but the Indian High Command has also issued a helpline number in a statement issued on Twitter. It is mentioned in these two for any kind of help +9607361452; Can be contacted at +9607790701 numbers. At the same time, Maldivian political parties have criticized the conditions for foreign workers.
At the same time, Maldives Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid tweeted that he expressed grief over the Male fire accident and expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. He said that a full investigation is being done into this fire accident.
