Kuwait fire, PM Modi expresses grief and says Indian mission closely monitoring situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of at least 40 Indian nationals in a devastating fire in a building in the southern Mangaf district of Kuwait.

Modi said that the Indian Embassy in Kuwait is closely monitoring the situation and working with Kuwaiti authorities to assist those adversely



affected.

“The fire mishap in Kuwait City is saddening. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their near and dear ones,” Modi wrote on X. “I pray that the injured recover at the earliest. The Indian Embassy in Kuwait is closely monitoring the situation and working with the authorities there to assist the affected.”