Kuwait fire kills 49 at building for foreign workers
Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze that broke out in Kuwait's southern Mangaf district, killing at least 49 people. The fire was brought under control and authorities were combing the area for evidence Kuwait's Interior Ministry said more than 49 people were killed after a fire swept through a building that was housing foreign workers in the south of the small Gulf state. Officials said the cause of the blaze, which also left several people injured, was being investigated. What we know so far According to local media, the fire began early on Wednesday and swept through the six-floor building filled with workers in the Mangaf district. "The building in which the fire occurred was used to house workers, and there was a large number of workers there," a senior police official told state television. "Dozens were rescued, but unfortunately there were many deaths as a result of inhaling smoke from the fire." State-run news agency KUN...