Maldives police said on Thursday that at least 10 people have died in a fire at a building in Male that houses a repair shop and apartments.
Officials told Reuters that most of the residents are believed to have been immigrants from India and Bangladesh and that they were trapped in the flames. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic fire in Male, which reportedly killed people, including Indian citizens,” the Indian High Commission for the Maldives said on Twitter. South Asian migrant workers make up the majority of the population of the Maldives.