Sunday, August 16
Kuwait: Dozens Killed at the Jahra Wedding Fire
Dozens were found dead when the wedding tent at Jahra situated at the Ayoun area caught fire late night. According to the reports submitted, it has been said that the majority dead were women. The rescue operation failed as the tent which caught fire fell over the women which lead to the failure of power supply too. Stampede resulted due to this incident lead to the death of many who caught up with it. The injured were immediately taken to the nearby hospital. The fire was encountered by dozens of fireman and around twenty fire trucks.
The total toll has been calculated to be 44 according to the TV officials and the dead has been recognized to be from the Al-Enezi family. The rescuers were into picking dead bodies and according to Major General, Jassim al-Mansouri, the Director- General of Fire Department the initial counting of the dead was assumed to be 13. He added to this telling that the death toll may rise especially due to the stampede which resulted in the incident as the tent had immense crowd inside.
The result for the fire break out at the tent at Jahra has been put under investigation.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Hi