In Saudi Arabia, eleven workers including 10 Indians died of asphyxiation in the southern province of Najran in a fire, yesterday. <br/><br/>The Civil Defence Directorate said, the fire engulfed the windowless house they shared. According to preliminary information, the fire broke out due to short circuit in an old air- conditioning unit. The Arab News reported that the region's Governor has ordered an investigation. <br/><br/>External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in New Delhi that officials of Indian consulate in Jeddah are rushing to Najran following the incident. She said in a tweet that she was aware of the fire tragedy in Najran in which 10 Indian nationals were killed, while six injured are in the hospital.'<br/><br/>The Minister's response came after a woman sought the External Affairs minister's help to bring back the mortal remains of one of those killed in the incident.'<br/><br/>An estimated nine million foreigners work in Saudi Arabia, many of them from South Asia. Rights groups complain that foreign workers often suffer poor conditions and are unable to switch jobs or leave the country without the permission of their employers.