The death toll in the Abu Dhabi fire incident that occurred on 20 February in Musaffah, has risen to 11 as a Bangladeshi, who was severely injured in the deadly fire, died on Sunday morning, reports Gulf News.

Mohammad Esmail, 40, who received 95% burns, was battling for his life in the ICU of a public hospital.

Gulf News quoting Mohammad Ilyas, the deceased’s nephew said Esmail at about. 11.20am

He said Esmail’s brother, who works as a painter in Abu Dhabi, will accompany the body to Bangladesh.

The Bangladeshi Embassy is trying to complete the official formalities for the repatriation of the body by Monday evening, said Bangladeshi Embassy labour counsellor Mohammad Arman Ullah Chowdhury.

With Esmail’s death, the death toll among Bangladeshis has risen to four. Of the remaining seven deceased, three were Syrians, two Pakistanis and one Indian. Two Bangladeshis and two Indians are recuperating in the hospital.

Three men — two Bangladeshis and one Indian — have been discharged from the hospital. All six Bangladeshi victims — four dead and four injured — and four Indian victims — one dead and three injured — are from the same village in their respective countries.

The Bangladeshis are from Naupara in Rawjan area in Chittagong

Esmail, who worked at a welding workshop in Musaffah, is survived by wife and five children — four daughters and a son, his nephew said. Esmail went home for his eldest daughter’s wedding recently.