Indian citizens between the ages of 20 and 50 who worked for the private enterprise made up the majority of those who passed away. The structure that caught fire was home to more than 195 employees.
The people who died in the Kuwait fire had worked their way up to a better life so they could support their families back home in Kerala. Examples include an electrician who studied accounting and a mechanic who rose to the position of supervisor.
Among them was Vadakkottuvilayil Lukose, 48, a supervisor with the NBTC company, whose managing director is Keralan industrialist K G Abraham.
Lukose had spent the previous eighteen years in Kuwait, originally from the Adichanalloor panchayat in Kollam. “He was scheduled to return home the following month to celebrate his oldest daughter Lidiya’s college acceptance. Lidiya completed class 12 with an A-plus in every subject. Lukose was happy and pleased of her accomplishments. He worked as a mechanic back home before relocating to Kuwait, according to L Shaji a member of the panchayat.
His wife Shiny, a homemaker, and his two kids, Lidiya and Loys, a fifth-grader, survive him.
K Ranjith, a 33-year-old victim, was employed by the NBTC as an accountant. Ranjith, who came from Cherkala in Kasaragod, was actually on leave, according to a family acquaintance. P Sivaprasad stated, “He was supposed to fly home, but stayed back at the labor camp because his ticket couldn’t be confirmed.”
Ranjith had spent the last ten years living in Kuwait as a bachelor. He started out in the culinary department of the NBTC and worked his way up to become an accountant, even though his trade is electrical. “When their new home was being built two years ago, he returned home. When he came back this time, he intended to be married, according to Sivaprasad.
Ranjith’s mother Rugmini, father Raveendran, and two siblings all survive him.
The 30-year-old Shameer Umarudheen perished in the fire as well. He was a native of Sasthamkotta, Kollam, and employed by the NBTC company as a driver.
According to his relative Savad, he worked for the company for the previous five years. He also worked as a driver in Kollam prior to relocating to Kuwait. Eight months ago, Shameer traveled to Kerala. We learned of the tragedy and recognized his remains from a relative who works in Kuwait,” Savad added.
Surumi, his spouse, and his parents Ummerudheen and Sabeena survive him. He is the second of the three kids born to the couple. “He struggled to maintain the family after getting married three years ago,” Savad said.
According to The Arab Times, the most of the dead were Indian nationals who worked for the private enterprise and were between the ages of 20 and 50. The structure that caught fire was home to more than 195 employees.
Another victim from Kerala, Ponmaleri Kelu, 58, was employed by NBTC as an engineer. Kelu, a citizen of Thrikkaripur in Kasaragod, had worked for several Indian companies before relocating to Kuwait ten years ago. In Kasaragod’s Peelikode panchayat, his wife K N Mani is employed as a clerk. The pair is parents to two kids.
