Kolkata Fire – Bengal: A severe fire at a hotel in Kolkata
A fire broke out at a hotel in Balpatti fisherman in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, of which 14 were killed. According to the agency, a senior police officer said, “About 14 people have died in an accident near the Palpatti fisherman in Central Kolkata.”
Speaking to reporters, Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma said, “The fire broke out at the Rituraj Hotel’s premises at 8:15 pm. Fourteen bodies have been recovered and many have been rescued by the teams.”
East India’s largest market …
PTI According to the report, ten firefighters set fire to the fire, but the Emergency Services in the crowded area of East India, the largest total marketplace, faced emergency services. During the fire, many tried to run from the windows and the short walls of the building. The police commissioner said that rescue operations were underway to investigate the incident and a special committee has been set up.
Union minister and West Bengal BJP leader Sukand Majumdar has called on the state government to immediately save the affected people and called for ‘strict monitoring’ of fire safety measures to prevent such tragedies in the future.
In the social media post, “I urge the State Administration to protect the victims, ensure their safety and provide them with medical and human assistance, and to review fire safety measures and strict surveillance to prevent such tragic events in the future.”
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Mayor visits the place
Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakeem and Police Commissioner Verma visited the site and inspected the fire.
Responding to the incident, West Bengal Congress leader Subhankar Sarkar criticized Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The government said to Ani, “This is a tragic incident, a fire. Many people are trapped in the building. There is no security. I don’t know what the company is doing.”
