India: 7 killed in Kolkata multi-storeyed building fire
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The death toll may increase as a few other persons are missing and efforts are on to find them out.
At least seven people were killed in an inferno in a multi-storeyed building in Kolkata, which houses zonal offices of Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway on Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.
Two more persons were also feared dead, said Banerjee who has gone to the spot.
The property belongs to railways, it s their responsibility but they were unable to provide map of building. I don t want to do politics over the tragedy but no one from railways has come here: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at #kolkatafire incident site last night pic.twitter.com/KCaRyZgpWy ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2021
7 killed in Railway building fire in Kolkata ROZANA SPOKESMAN
Updated Mar 9, 2021, 9:30 am IST
At least seven people were killed in an inferno in a multi-storeyed building in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.
Kolkata fire
Kolkata: At least seven people were killed in an inferno in a multi-storeyed building in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.
Two more persons were also feared dead, said Banerjee who has gone to the spot.
Fire
Out of the seven deceased, four were firefighters, one assistant sub-inspector posted at the Hare Street police station and one RPF personnel, Fire and Emergency Services Minister Sujit Basu said.
At least 20 fire tenders and two hydraulic ladders were pressed into service to douse the blaze at the building which also has a computerised ticket booking centre on the ground floor.
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The PMO also said ₹50,000 would be given to the seriously injured persons
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People gather after a fire broke out at the 12th floor of a multi-storeyed building, which houses zonal offices of Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway, at Strand Road area, in Kolkata, Monday, March 8, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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The PMO also said ₹50,000 would be given to the seriously injured persons New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed sadness at the loss of lives due to the fire tragedy in Kolkata and approved an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the incident.
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