8 Indians among 10 killed in garage blaze in Maldives

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday described as “tragic” a fire in the Maldivian capital that killed 10 foreign workers, a majority of them Indians, and said the high commission in Male is extending assistance to the affected families.

The fire broke out in a residential building for foreign workers in Male on Wednesday night and Maldivian authorities are working to identify the 10 bodies that had been found, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told a regular news briefing.

Bagchi declined to comment on the number of Indians who had died till the identification process is completed. Reports from Male said at least eight

PTI The fire broke out in the cramped quarters in Male.