Dubai, July 03: Seven persons including one from Udupi and five from Kerala killed in a fire in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh.
The fire broke out in the second floor of a building at Al Bathha area of Riyadh, Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed said here.
According to the sources, Among the deceased one Udupian is identified as Kota Mohammed. He hail from Kota, Kundapur (Udupi district). The Keralites have been identified as Sulaiman Kurulai, Ahmed Kabeer both natives of Nilambur, Ajith (Ernakulam), Saji (Mavelikkara) and Abdul Rahim (Thrissur). Rajesh, a Nepali, also perished in the incident.
According to PTI, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh has been instructed to make arrangements for bringing home the bodies of the six Indians.
“Our embassy in Riyadh has been asked to make arrangements for flying home the bodies of the victims at the expenses of the Indian Government,” Ahamed said.
Expressing sorrow over the loss of human lives in the accident, he said the Saudi Government would be ordering a thorough inquiry to ascertain the cause of the fire.
A large number of Indian workers, especially Keralites, stay in the building.