Masha Midhath   13 November 2022 - 05:46 PM
Maldives Police Service has stated that they have identified the last person from the deceased victims of the recent fire Incident.

The fire broke out at the M. Nirufehige, on Wednesday night killing 10 people. On Friday, Police said that all but one of the deceased have been identified and that the authorities have been unable to identify one of them. However, the identity of the deceased has now been established and he is an Indian man, police said.

In addition to this man, three women from India, four men from the same country, and a woman and a man from Bangladesh died in the fire.

Police said the Foreign Ministry and embassies have been informed of the deaths. Families who wish to take the body have been given the opportunity.

The fire incident in Nirufehige is the most tragic incident in the Maldives.