16 people including Malayali couple dead in massive fire that broke out in a Dubai residential building

Dubai: In a tragic incident, 16 people including two keralites killed and 9 others were injured in a massive fire that broke out at a residential building in Dubai. The fire broke on the fourth floor of the five-storey building in Al Ras on Saturday afternoon.  Preliminary investigation suggests that lack of compliance with building security and safety requirements caused the fire. Authorities  are conducting a comprehensive investigation to provide a detailed a report on the causes of the accident

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The deceased Keralites were identified as  Rijesh (37) and his wife Jishi (32). Rijesh, a native of Vengara, Malappuram worked as a travel employee and his wife Jishi is a school teacher.