Massive fire at Calcutta’s Baghbazar area 25 fire tenders reach the spot to contain the blaze, traffic comes to a halt in northern part of the city
A massive fire broke out at a slum in Calcutta’s Bagbazar area on Wednesday evening, said the police.
At least twenty five fire tenders were pressed into service to bring down the fire that engulfed several houses in the slum on Kshirode Vidyavinode Avenue beside the Bagbazar Women s College near Chitpore Lock Gate Bridge.
According to officials blasts were heard in the slum, which the police suspect to be of gas cylinders that burst in houses that caught fire, officials said.
Several shanties gutted in major fire at Kolkata s Bagbazar
Several shanties gutted in major fire at Kolkata s Bagbazar
A major fire engulfed several houses in a slum located in Kolkata s Bagbazar area. The incident happened on Wednesday evening. According to officials, 24 fire tenders are at the spot.
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UPDATED: January 13, 2021 22:00 IST
A fire broke out at a slum in Baghbazar area of North Kolkata. (Image: Screengrab from video shared by Indrajit Kundu)
A dozen shanties were gutted in a major fire that broke out at a slum in Kolkata s Bagbazar area on Wednesday evening, officials said.
According to news agency PTI, at least 24 fire tenders were pressed into service as the blaze engulfed several houses in the slum on Kshirode Vidyavinode Avenue beside the Bagbazar Women s College near the Chitpore Lock Gate Bridge.