Dubai: India’s Consul General in Dubai on Tuesday met the family of the fire fighter who lost his life while rescuing passengers on board the Emirates plane that crash landed in Dubai and lauded the valour shown by him.
Jasim Elsa Al Baloushi died during firefighting operations after the Emirates aircraft carrying 300 people, including 226 Indians, caught fire while landing at Dubai International airport on August 3. 282 passengers and 18 crew members had a miraculous escape when flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai made the crash-landing. The Boeing 777-300 aircraft caught fire on the runway shortly after landing. All 300 people on board escaped the aircraft before it was destroyed by the fire.
Consul General of India, Dubai, Anurag Bhushan, visited the house of Jasim Elsa Al Baloushi. Bhushan, who was accompanied by Deputy Consul General Muraleedharan K, extended deepest condolences to his family on behalf of the Indian community in the UAE. The two diplomats met Elsa Al Baloushi, the father of the fire fighter, his close relatives and friends to convey their condolences.
According to a statement released by the Consulate, Baloushi’s family members also expressed their gratitude for the visit of the Indian diplomats.
10/08/16 PTI/Indian Express
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Jasim Elsa Al Baloushi died during firefighting operations after the Emirates aircraft carrying 300 people, including 226 Indians, caught fire while landing at Dubai International airport on August 3. 282 passengers and 18 crew members had a miraculous escape when flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai made the crash-landing. The Boeing 777-300 aircraft caught fire on the runway shortly after landing. All 300 people on board escaped the aircraft before it was destroyed by the fire.
Consul General of India, Dubai, Anurag Bhushan, visited the house of Jasim Elsa Al Baloushi. Bhushan, who was accompanied by Deputy Consul General Muraleedharan K, extended deepest condolences to his family on behalf of the Indian community in the UAE. The two diplomats met Elsa Al Baloushi, the father of the fire fighter, his close relatives and friends to convey their condolences.
According to a statement released by the Consulate, Baloushi’s family members also expressed their gratitude for the visit of the Indian diplomats.
10/08/16 PTI/Indian Express
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