Repatriation of 3 OFWs killed in Kuwait fire set next week

Repatriation of 3 OFWs killed in Kuwait residential fire set next week

/ 05:29 PM June 14, 2024

The remains of the three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who perished in a fire that broke out in a heavily populated residential building south of Kuwait City, may be repatriated within next week, said the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). 

DMW building. File photo / ABC

MANILA, Philippines — The remains of the three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who perished in a fire that broke out in a heavily populated residential building south of Kuwait City, may be repatriated within next week, said the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).

Speaking to reporters at a virtual press conference on Friday, Migrant Workers chief Hans Cacdac said the Philippine government has always partnered well with the Kuwaiti side when it comes to repatriations.

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“[M]ay kumpiyansa ako na sa lalong madaling panahon – maybe as early as this coming week – ay makakauwi ang labi ng tatlo,” said Cacdac.

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(I am confident that their remains will be back home soon enough—maybe as early as this coming week.)

Without identifying the fatalities, Cacdac earlier disclosed that the three died from smoke inhalation.

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They were a part of a group of 11 Filipinos in Kuwait and were all working for a construction company.

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According to Cacdac, two other OFWs remain in the hospital and are in critical condition. Of the 11, six are safe and unharmed.

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READ: 3 OFWs confirmed dead in Kuwait building fire

DMW said the fire broke out at around 4:30 a.m. on June 12. The building that caught fire is in al-Mangaf, a coastal city south of Kuwait City.

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There were 49 people who died due to the incident.

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