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A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, Kuwait City kills at least 50 people.

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2024 Mangaf building fire

2024 residential building fire in Kuwait

On 12 June 2024, an early-morning fire broke out at a residential building in Mangaf in Kuwait's Ahmadi Governorate housing 196 male migrant workers of NBTC Group, killing 50 migrant workers, at least 46 of whom were from India, and injuring around 50 others. Most victims died…
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Mangaf

Area in the Ahmadi Governorate of Kuwait

Mangaf is an area of Kuwait in the Ahmadi Governorate, east of the town of Ahmadi, on the coast of the Persian Gulf and south of Kuwait City.
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Kuwait City

Capital and largest city of Kuwait

Kuwait City is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economic center of the emirate, containing Kuwait's Seif Palace, government offices, and the…
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June 12

Day of the year

June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 202 days remain until the end of the year.
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