Kolkata fire: Amid political slugfest, victims families numb with grief
Preliminary findings suggested that the blaze was caused by an electrical short-circuit on the 13th floor of the New Koilaghat Building, owned by Eastern Railway (ER).
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Police officials pay gun salute to Kolkata Police officer Amit Bhawal who lost his life in Eastern Railways Headquarters fire tragedy. (Photo | PTI) By PTI
KOLKATA: A devastating fire at a multistoreyed building here that claimed nine lives turned into the epicentre of a political slugfest on Tuesday, with the TMC government and the BJP pointing accusatory fingers at the Railways and the state administration respectively, even as the bereaved families grieved at the loss of their near ones.
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AIADMK joint coordinator Edappadi Palaniswami and AIADMK Coordinator O. Paneerselvamat party headquarters, in Chennai. File
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