Kollam (Kerala), Lukose had bought a mobile phone for his elder daughter, who had scored excellent marks in the Plus Two (Class 12) board exams and was about to bring it the next month when he called to arrange her admission. Planned to come home for. Nursing courses in Bengaluru.
However, what reached his family on Wednesday was unconfirmed news reports that a fire had broken out in the building he was staying in in Kuwait, killing at least 49 people and injuring several others.
One of his relatives told a TV channel on Thursday that Lukose's friends called and told him what had happened.
“They told us that the fire incident occurred around 4 a.m. and at that time, Lukose had called the pastor of a church there.He spoke to the pastor for some time before the call was disconnected. When he called back on his phone, it was ringing, but no one picked up,'' he said.
At that time, everyone thought he was alive, the relative said.
Friends and church members later made inquiries at the building where Lukous was living and at nearby hospitals and discovered he was one of those trapped in the fire, he said.
“But his death was not confirmed,” the relative said.Then in the evening friends and church members went to the police to inquire and then his death was confirmed."
The relative further said that Lukose, who has been working in Kuwait for the last 18 years, is survived by his father (93), 88-year-old mother, wife and two daughters.
“His elder daughter scored excellent marks in Plus 2. So, he bought a phone for her. He was going to bring it when he planned to come next month.He was also going to take her to Bengaluru for admission to a nursing course," the relative added.
At least 49 foreign workers were killed and 50 others were injured on Wednesday when a fire broke out in a seven-storey building in the southern city of Mangaf, where 196 migrant workers were staying.
Kuwaiti media reported that most of the deaths were caused by smoke inhalation, adding that the fire had started in the kitchen.
Kuwaiti media said construction company NBTC Group rented the building to house more than 195 workers, most of whom were Indians from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and northern states.
However, what reached his family on Wednesday was unconfirmed news reports that a fire had broken out in the building he was staying in in Kuwait, killing at least 49 people and injuring several others.
One of his relatives told a TV channel on Thursday that Lukose's friends called and told him what had happened.
“They told us that the fire incident occurred around 4 a.m. and at that time, Lukose had called the pastor of a church there.He spoke to the pastor for some time before the call was disconnected. When he called back on his phone, it was ringing, but no one picked up,'' he said.
At that time, everyone thought he was alive, the relative said.
Friends and church members later made inquiries at the building where Lukous was living and at nearby hospitals and discovered he was one of those trapped in the fire, he said.
“But his death was not confirmed,” the relative said.Then in the evening friends and church members went to the police to inquire and then his death was confirmed."
The relative further said that Lukose, who has been working in Kuwait for the last 18 years, is survived by his father (93), 88-year-old mother, wife and two daughters.
“His elder daughter scored excellent marks in Plus 2. So, he bought a phone for her. He was going to bring it when he planned to come next month.He was also going to take her to Bengaluru for admission to a nursing course," the relative added.
At least 49 foreign workers were killed and 50 others were injured on Wednesday when a fire broke out in a seven-storey building in the southern city of Mangaf, where 196 migrant workers were staying.
Kuwaiti media reported that most of the deaths were caused by smoke inhalation, adding that the fire had started in the kitchen.
Kuwaiti media said construction company NBTC Group rented the building to house more than 195 workers, most of whom were Indians from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and northern states.
