{"id":10533,"date":"2024-12-06T18:10:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T10:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=10533"},"modified":"2024-12-06T18:10:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T10:10:05","slug":"2-ofws-die-in-kuwait-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2024\/12\/06\/2-ofws-die-in-kuwait-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"2 OFWS DIE IN KUWAIT FIRE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>TWO overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) died in a fire that hit a house in Kuwait, the \u00a0Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) \u00a0confirmed \u00a0Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Both victims were from Capiz.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Labor Attach\u00e9 Manuel M. Dimaano of the DMW Migrant Workers Office (MWO) in Kuwait reported that the fire broke out on December 2 in a residence <\/strong><strong>in the Al Adan area of the Mubarak Al Kabeer governorate, south of Kuwait City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAccording to the report, the workers\u2019 cause of death was due to  inhalation of non-breathable, toxic gases from the fire,\u201d Dimaano said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>He said they are <\/strong><strong>currently handling the legal procedures and addressing concerns related to the incident.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The MWO in Kuwait is now processing  the documents for the repatriation of the remains of the victims to their families in the Philippines.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile, the DMW Regional Office and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Western Visayas visited the families of the OFWs in Capiz and extended financial assistance  during this difficult time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has expressed condolences to the grieving families and assures them of its full support.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TWO overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) died in a fire that hit a house in Kuwait, the &nbsp;Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) &nbsp;confirmed &nbsp;Friday. 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