KUWAIT: A fire in a residential building southwest of Kuwait City killed five people, the Gulf state’s fire brigade said on Sunday.
The blaze broke out in two apartments in the Rigga area, about 10 kilometers (six miles) from the capital, said spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohammed Al-Gharib.
Three bodies were found at the scene and two more people died from their injuries in hospital, he told AFP.
Several others were injured, and Gharib warned the death toll could rise due to the severity of some of the burns.
An investigation has been launched into the cause.
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China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour
- Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi
BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his United Arab Emirates counterpart on Friday, pledging deeper cooperation in investment, oil and gas, and infrastructure with the Gulf country, China’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, the ministry said.
“China is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with the UAE, consolidate political mutual trust and elevate bilateral relations,” Wang said. (Reporting by Ethan Wang and Liz Lee; Editing by William Mallard)
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