Coverage dated June 11, 2024

At least 41 die in a fire at a building housing workers in Kuwait

Headline from The Republic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At least 41 people died when a fire swept through a building that housed workers in Kuwait early Wednesday, and officials said the blaze appeared to be linked to code violations.

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  1. The Republic

    At least 41 die in a fire at a building housing workers in Kuwait (opens The Republic)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At least 41 people died when a fire swept through a building that housed workers in Kuwait early Wednesday, and officials said the blaze appeared to be linked to code violations.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Kuwait fire kills 49 in building housing foreign workers (opens Al-Monitor)

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    A fire in Kuwait killed 49 people when it ripped through a building housing nearly 200 foreign workers on Wednesday, the government said.The blaze, which broke out in the six-storey building south of Kuwait City at around dawn, also left dozens injured, the health ministry said.

  3. New York Times

    Fire in Kuwait Worker Housing Leaves at Least 35 Dead (opens New York Times)

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    The blaze struck a building that was home to scores of low-paid migrant workers, many of them from India.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Kuwait fire kills 49 at building for foreign workers – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze that broke out in Kuwait's southern Mangaf district, killing at least 49 people.

  5. The Guardian

    Kuwait building fire kills at least 49 Indian workers (opens The Guardian)

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    At least 49 foreign workers have died so far and 50 injured in fire in six-storey building

  6. CNN

    49 people killed in Kuwait building fire (opens CNN)

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    At least 49 people have been killed after a fire broke out in a building housing workers in Kuwait, state media said Wednesday citing the interior ministry.

  7. Al Jazeera

    At least 41 dead in fire at building housing workers in Kuwait (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Fire erupts in building in southern Mangaf district, an area heavily populated with foreign workers in Kuwait.

  8. Fox News

    41 confirmed dead after fire breaks out in Kuwaiti building housing workers (opens Fox News)

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    Forty-one people are dead as a result of smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a building housing dozens of workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Kuwait fire kills 35 at building for foreign workers – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze that broke out in Kuwait's southern Mangaf district, killing 35 people.

  10. Al-Monitor

    More than 35 dead, dozens injured in Kuwait building fire (opens Al-Monitor)

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    More than 35 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire broke out at dawn in a building housing nearly 200 foreign workers in Kuwait, officials said on Wednesday.Forty-three people were injured, the health ministry said, in the blaze in the Mangaf area south of Kuwait City which is heavily p…

  11. KTVZ Bend

    Dozens killed in fire at Kuwait building housing foreign workers (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — At least 49 people have been killed after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers in Kuwait City, state media said Wednesday citing officials. Video circulating on social media and geolocated by CNN showed the moment the blaze engulfed the six-story build…

  12. Al-Monitor

    Fire in overcrowded Kuwait building kills at least 41 (opens Al-Monitor)

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    A fire at an overcrowded building in Kuwait has killed at least 41 people and injured dozens more, and the death toll is expected to rise as dozens of others are treated in hospitals.

  13. Voice of America

    At least 49 dead in Kuwait residential building fire (opens Voice of America)

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    The fire in a complex housing foreign workers was blamed on code violations

  14. Al-Monitor

    Fire kills 49 in Kuwait building housing foreign workers (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    A fire killed 49 people in Kuwait when it ripped through a building housing nearly 200 foreign workers on Wednesday, the government said.The blaze, which broke out in the six-storey building south of Kuwait City at around dawn, also left dozens of people injured, the health ministry said.

  15. CBS News

    Fire in Kuwait kills more than 35 people in building housing foreign workers (opens CBS News)

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    The fire that broke out in a building south of Kuwait City, housing almost 200 foreign laborers, left another 43 people injured, officials say.

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