The emir directed officials to find out the cause of the fire and hold accountable whoever was responsible, the official Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.
Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah also expressed condolences over the casualties in the fire incident.
Sheikh Fahd al-Yousef al-Sabah, who serves as first deputy prime minister, interior minister and defense minister, has ordered police to arrest the owner of the Mangaf building where the deadly explosion occurred on Wednesday, as well as the building's janitor. Was also arrested. The company's owners are responsible for the workers until the investigation of the scene is completed by criminal evidence personnel, Kuwait Times reports.
"What happened today is the result of the greed of the company and the building owners," the minister said in a statement after visiting the site of the fire.,
Jassem Al-Budawi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), expressed his deep condolences to Kuwait over the deaths and injuries caused by the fire incident in the Gulf country.
According to KUNA report from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he expressed his feelings towards the victims of the incident and prayed to Almighty God to grant mercy to the dead and speedy recovery to the injured.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the fire incident as "regretful" and said the Indian Embassy in Kuwait was closely monitoring the situation.
On the instructions of Prime Minister Modi, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is visiting Kuwait to oversee the assistance to Indians injured in the fire and ensure early repatriation of the bodies of those killed.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed deep sorrow over the incident and said the Indian embassy in the Gulf country would provide "full assistance" to all concerned.Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Adarsh Swaika visited several hospitals, including those where the injured have been admitted, and assured all possible help to the victims.
Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah also expressed condolences over the casualties in the fire incident.
Sheikh Fahd al-Yousef al-Sabah, who serves as first deputy prime minister, interior minister and defense minister, has ordered police to arrest the owner of the Mangaf building where the deadly explosion occurred on Wednesday, as well as the building's janitor. Was also arrested. The company's owners are responsible for the workers until the investigation of the scene is completed by criminal evidence personnel, Kuwait Times reports.
"What happened today is the result of the greed of the company and the building owners," the minister said in a statement after visiting the site of the fire.,
Jassem Al-Budawi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), expressed his deep condolences to Kuwait over the deaths and injuries caused by the fire incident in the Gulf country.
According to KUNA report from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he expressed his feelings towards the victims of the incident and prayed to Almighty God to grant mercy to the dead and speedy recovery to the injured.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the fire incident as "regretful" and said the Indian Embassy in Kuwait was closely monitoring the situation.
On the instructions of Prime Minister Modi, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is visiting Kuwait to oversee the assistance to Indians injured in the fire and ensure early repatriation of the bodies of those killed.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed deep sorrow over the incident and said the Indian embassy in the Gulf country would provide "full assistance" to all concerned.Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Adarsh Swaika visited several hospitals, including those where the injured have been admitted, and assured all possible help to the victims.
