A committee will conduct an “immediate and impartial investigation” after three construction workers were buried in sand at the ongoing Kuwait International Airport Terminal 2 building site, the minister of public works said on Wednesday.

The committee, which includes representatives from Kuwait University and the Kuwait Municipality, will look into the reasons behind the incident and the extent of adherence to safety standards, Minister Dr Rana Al-Faris said in a statement.

Al-Faris, also State Minister for Communications and IT, said that all the parties involved have not been allowed to leave the premises until the probe is complete, underlining that those found culpable would face legal measures.

Meanwhile, firefighters and rescue teams managed to extract one of the three men from under the rubble after he had been engulfed by the sand for about four hours, according to Kuwait Fir Force.

Source: Kuwait News Agency