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Workers affected by fire given refuge by Indian consulate
Forty-two Indian workers who survived a fire on Tuesday that gutted their accommodation were given refuge by the Indian Consulate in Dubai.
- By Sunita Menon, Staff Reporter
- Published: 16:29 August 27, 2008
- Image Credit: Megan Hirons/Gulf News
- Police say they are investigating the cause of the fire that struck a bachelor accomodation in Naif.
Dubai: Forty-two Indian workers who survived a fire on Tuesday that gutted their accommodation were given refuge by the Indian consulate in Dubai.
Temporary arrangements have been made for the consulate to provide the workers with food and shelter.
Venu Rajamony, the Indian Consul General, on Wednesday visited the area in Naif where the 30-room villa complex stood, and met the affected Indian workers who had been gathered in large numbers since the morning.
Survivors of the fire were looking to salvage whatever was left of their belongings, but were restricted from entering the premises by Dubai police. Others had gathered to seek information on their friends and relatives.
The majority of Indian workers who were living in the villa hailed from the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The ten who were killed were all from Metpally Taluka, in Telengana.
Rajamony confirmed that a large number of Indians who were living in the villa were there illegally.
He said, “As of now, the consulate is looking after the survivors, but soon they have to sort out their papers and take the first flight home. About 42 workers have been given shelter at a labour accommodation located in Al Quoz. We have also allocated some funds to them for their survival.''
The ones who died in the fire were: K. Sanjeev, G. Bakanna, P. Chinnayya, P. Sudarshan, T. Gangadher, D. Chinmallaya, P. Raju, P. Gagaram, Deva Rajanna and Sailu.
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