Dubai, Apr 16: At least four Indians, including a couple from Kerala, were among the 16 people dead after a massive fire broke out in a residential building in Dubai that also injured nine people.
A fire broke out on the building where Talal Supermarket is located at 12 noon on Saturday.
Rijesh (38), a native of Vengara Kalangadan in Malappuram, and his wife Jeshi (32) of Kandamangam are the Keralites, killed in the accident.
Abdul Khader and Saliakund, natives of Tamil Nadu, three from Pakistan and a Nigerian woman were among the dead.
Reports said short circuit is the cause of danger. The smoke from here spread to Rijesh's room. Rijesh and his wife died after inhaling the smoke. He was an employee of a travels company. Jeshi was a teacher at Crescent English High School in Dubai.
The security personnel engaged in the rescue operations also died in the fire.
Naseer Vatanappally, an Indian social worker said all bodies of the dead have been shifted to the mortuary. He said he was coordinating with the Dubai Police, the Indian Consulate in Dubai, other diplomatic missions and friends and relatives of the dead.
“So far, we have managed to identify 4 Indians, including a couple from Kerala and two men from Tamil Nadu who worked at the building, 3 Pakistani cousins and a Nigerian woman,” Vatanappally said.
Vatanappally said he was coordinating with Dubai Police, the Indian Consulate in Dubai, other diplomatic missions and friends and relatives of the victims, the report said.
Preliminary investigations showed the building lacked adequate safety requirements, the Dubai Civil Defence spokesperson said.
Authorities are conducting a comprehensive investigation to provide a detailed report on the causes of the fire, it added.
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