BHUBANESWAR: Two from Odisha are among 45 Indians killed in Kuwait fire on Wednesday, government sources said.
Authorities identified the two deceased as Mahammad Jahur and Santosh Kumar Gouda. Jahur is a native of Karadapalli village under Tigiria police station of Cuttack district. Gouda hails from Ranajhalli village in Ganjam district. A government officer said further details about the two are being ascertained.
Other Indians killed include 22 from Kerala, seven from Tamil Nadu, three each from Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, two from West Bengal and one each from Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra.