<p>Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said seven Tamils were among the dead in the Kuwait fire incident, and arrangements have been made to fly their mortal remains to Chennai.</p><p>The bodies will be handed over to their relatives, he said.</p><p>Expressing shock and anguish over the death of seven people in a building blaze in Kuwait City, the Chief Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the deceased and ordered a solatium of Rs 5 lakh to each affected family.</p>.<p>The government will provide all necessary assistance to those undergoing treatment for burn injuries, Stalin said in a statement here.</p><p>"The state government is making arrangements to bring the mortal remains of the employees from Tamil Nadu by a separate plane and hand them over to their families as soon as possible," he said.</p><p>The deceased have been identified as Veerasamy Mariappan of Thoothukudi, E Raju of Tiruchirappalli, Krishnamurthy Chinnadurai of Cuddalore, Sivasankaran Govindan of Royapuram, Chennai, P Richard of Thanjavur, Karuppannan Ramu of Ramanathapuram, and Mohamed Sharif of Villupuram.</p>.Kuwait fire shatters scores of families in Kerala.<p>Earlier, Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Minister Gingee K S Masthan told reporters here that as per the Chief Minister's directive, all steps were being taken to bring home the bodies and ensure necessary medical care for the injured.</p><p>"The Embassy (in Kuwait) has said that official information (on victims) will be provided to the state government. We are continuously monitoring," he said.</p><p>The tragic fire incident in a building in Kuwait's Mangaf city early on Wednesday killed 49 foreign workers, including around 40 Indians, and injured 50 others. </p>
<p>Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said seven Tamils were among the dead in the Kuwait fire incident, and arrangements have been made to fly their mortal remains to Chennai.</p><p>The bodies will be handed over to their relatives, he said.</p><p>Expressing shock and anguish over the death of seven people in a building blaze in Kuwait City, the Chief Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the deceased and ordered a solatium of Rs 5 lakh to each affected family.</p>.<p>The government will provide all necessary assistance to those undergoing treatment for burn injuries, Stalin said in a statement here.</p><p>"The state government is making arrangements to bring the mortal remains of the employees from Tamil Nadu by a separate plane and hand them over to their families as soon as possible," he said.</p><p>The deceased have been identified as Veerasamy Mariappan of Thoothukudi, E Raju of Tiruchirappalli, Krishnamurthy Chinnadurai of Cuddalore, Sivasankaran Govindan of Royapuram, Chennai, P Richard of Thanjavur, Karuppannan Ramu of Ramanathapuram, and Mohamed Sharif of Villupuram.</p>.Kuwait fire shatters scores of families in Kerala.<p>Earlier, Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Minister Gingee K S Masthan told reporters here that as per the Chief Minister's directive, all steps were being taken to bring home the bodies and ensure necessary medical care for the injured.</p><p>"The Embassy (in Kuwait) has said that official information (on victims) will be provided to the state government. We are continuously monitoring," he said.</p><p>The tragic fire incident in a building in Kuwait's Mangaf city early on Wednesday killed 49 foreign workers, including around 40 Indians, and injured 50 others. </p>