Eight Indians were among the 11 people who died in a fire incident at a garage in M. Nirufehige in the Maldives, early Thursday (10), the country's AVAS reported.
Police received reports regarding the incident at 12:17 am (local time) while Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) was informed regarding the incident at around 12:30 am (local time).
Fire and rescue teams reached the spot by 12:33 am (local time) and the fire was completely contained by 4:34 am (local time).
The cause of the fire is still not known.
According to authorities, 11 people died in the fire incident. Eight of the deceased were Indian nationals while one person was from Bangladesh, the AVAS report added.
The nationalities of two other victims remain unknown so far. The sources revealed that some of the deceased people were trapped in their rooms and bathrooms, the report said.
The Maldives' Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital media coordinator Hawwa Afeef told AVAS that one of two people who were taken to the hospital for treatment had died. The second man is in critical condition and is being given medical treatment. The hospital did not reveal further details regarding the two men who were taken to the hospital.
The hospital confirmed that 10 bodies were found in the building. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is assisting the victims and the people who have been evacuated from nearby buildings. The NDMA has created a temporary centre at Maafannu Stadium to assist the victims of the fire.
Ibrahim Rasheed, MNDF's fire and rescue service commander, said that the incident happened in a building where a large number of Indian, Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi migrant workers lived, as per the report.
MNDF confirmed that the bodies of 10 of the 11 deceased were recovered from the building. Ibrahim Rasheed further stated that it is difficult to identify the gender of the deceased.
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