By Shiba Kurien

Abu Dhabi, Feb 17, 2020: A 32-year-old Indian working for a logistics company in Abu Dhabi died on February 16, a week after he saved his wife from fire in their apartment.

Anil Ninan from Kerala was in the bedroom on February 9 when he heard his wife, Neenu, screaming for help. Her dress was on fire. Anil tried to remove the portion of her dress that was on fire. However, the fire spread on to his body, leaving him with 90 percent burn injuries.

Anil succumbed to his injuries a week later. His wife, who sustained 10 percent burn injuries, has recovered.

The incident took place at their apartment in the United Arab Emirates. Their four-year-old son Ethan was sleeping in the room at the time. According to Khaleej Times, a short circuit from the electric box in the corridor of their apartment is said to have caused the fire.

The couple belonged to St Thomas Mar Thoma Church in Ras Al Khaimah. Their pastor Father Sojan V Thomas said Neenu had called out for help from their balcony when Anil was on fire. Their neighbors, who live a floor above, broke open the door. The fire had blocked their passage through the front door. The neighbor is also said to have sustained minor burn injuries.

The couple was initially taken to Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital in Umm al Quwain. They were later shifted to the burns unit at Mafraq hospital in Abu Dhabi for critical care.

According to another member of the church, Anil’s skin and deep tissues were completely burnt. In her Facebook post she wrote, “Neenu has started visiting him quite often. He shed tears when she talked. Not sure if he heard her or it was a part of fluid retention and ejection. Before that, when Neenu met him, his reading showed a variation. Nothing is hysically visible.”

Anil’s vitals took days to stabilize, after which the management of the burn wounds began on February 15.

Since they were third-degree burns, the hospital started a procedure to treat his wounds on February 16. “A few hours before his passing, Anil blood pressure dropped and the procedure could not be carried out,” the vicar said.

“Once we clear all legalities, the body will be repatriated to Kerala in a day or two,” he added.

Neenu’s parents reportedly lived with them but were not at the apartment at the time of the incident.

Anil hailed from Chengannur in Kerala’s Alappuzha district. He grew up in Kuwait and was the only child to his parents.

Source:.thenewsminute.com