{"id":257594,"date":"2022-11-10T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/?p=257594"},"modified":"2022-11-10T12:07:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:07:00","slug":"9-indians-killed-in-maldives-fire-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/11\/10\/9-indians-killed-in-maldives-fire-report\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Indians Killed In Maldives Fire: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"9 Indians Killed In Maldives Fire: Report\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"9 Indians Killed In Maldives Fire: Report\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"9 Indians Killed In Maldives Fire: Report\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2022-11\/24aerrlg_maldives-fire_625x300_10_November_22.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-11-10T12:26:45+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=665063&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/10112022_n_MaleFireNew_184277_712769_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T6M44S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2022-11\/24aerrlg_maldives-fire_625x300_10_November_22.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=665063&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">The fire swept through cramped lodgings of foreign workers in the Maldives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>At least 10 people were killed and several others injured Thursday when a fire swept through cramped lodgings of foreign workers in the Maldives capital Male, the fire service said.<\/p>\n<p>The capital of the archipelago best known as an upmarket holiday destination is one of the world&#8217;s most densely populated cities.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said 10 bodies were recovered from the upper floor of a building destroyed in the fire, which originated from a ground-floor vehicle repair garage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have found 10 bodies,&#8221; a fire service official said, adding that it took them about four hours to put out the fire.<\/p>\n<p>A security official said the dead included nine Indians and a Bangladesh national.<\/p>\n<p>The High Commission of India in Maldives condoled the loss of lives in the tragic fire. &#8220;We are deeply saddened by the tragic fire incident in Mal\u00e9 which has caused loss of lives, including reportedly of Indian nationals.\u00a0We are in close contact with the Maldivian authorities,&#8221; a tweet by the high commission read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are deeply saddened by the tragic fire incident in Mal\u00e9 which has caused loss of lives, including reportedly of Indian nationals.<\/p>\n<p>We are in close contact with the Maldivian authorities.<\/p>\n<p>For any assistance, HCI can be reached on following numbers:<br \/>+9607361452 ; +9607790701<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 India in Maldives (@HCIMaldives) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HCIMaldives\/status\/1590573255592923136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Maldivian political parties have criticised conditions for foreign workers.<\/p>\n<p>They are thought to make up about half of Male&#8217;s 250,000-strong population and are mostly from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Their poor living conditions were brought to light during the Covid-19 pandemic when the infection spread three times faster among foreign workers compared with locals.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/indians-abroad\/9-indians-killed-in-maldives-fire-report-3506799\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The fire swept through cramped lodgings of foreign workers in the Maldives. At least 10 people were killed and several others injured Thursday when a fire swept through cramped lodgings of foreign workers in the Maldives capital Male, the fire service said. 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