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.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to the incident site late Monday night and announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the family of the deceased persons.
9 die in Kolkata building fire; CM, PM Modi announce ex gratia for kin of victims
Nine emergency responders have died while dousing a fire that broke out on the 13th floor of the New Koilaghat building on Kolkata s Strand Road on Monday evening.
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UPDATED: March 9, 2021 10:34 IST
Fire breaks out at the New Koilaghat building on Kolkata s Strand Road on Monday (Photo Credits: PTI)
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Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reached the spot to oversee rescue efforts
State govt has announced ex gratia of Rs 10 lakhs each to kin of the deceased
Nine emergency responders have died in a fire that broke out at a multi-storey building in Kolkata on Monday evening. West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services Minister Sujit Bose confirmed that four firefighters, two RPF jawans and one Kolkata police ASI have died in the blaze.