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Death toll rises in Kuwait to 49 in building fire: Interior ministry says

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12-06-2024 | 09:10

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Death toll rises in Kuwait to 49 in building fire: Interior ministry says

Forty-nine people have died in a major blaze in a residential building housing foreign workers in Kuwait, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, updating an earlier toll.

"The number of deaths as a result of the fire in the workers' building in the Mangaf area has risen to 49," the ministry said.

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