Fire in dormitory housing Indians kills 10 in Male
The New Indian Express|November 11, 2022
INDIANS could be among 10 migrant workers killed in a fire that broke out in a garage below their crammed living quarters in the Maldivian capital of Male in the early hours of Thursday.
YESHI SELI
Fire in dormitory housing Indians kills 10 in Male

The quarters, which has just a single window, accommodates 38 migrants. All of them were in the building when the fire broke out after a gas cylinder exploded. Twenty-eight of them have been rescued.

An official of the Male National Defence Force (MNDF) said the bodies of the dead have been charred beyond recognition. Their identities are yet to be ascertained.

However, MNDF Chief Executive Hisan Hassan said the deceased include migrants from India and Bangladesh.

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