Updated Jan 13, 2021 · 11:29 pm Smoke billows from a slum area after fire broke out, at Baghbazar in Kolkata on Wednesday. | PTI
A fire broke out in Kolkata’s Baghbazar area in West Bengal on Wednesday evening, reported PTI, citing the police. No casualties were reported.
Twenty-five fire tenders were deployed to the spot to douse the flames, according to NDTV. The fire spread to several houses at a slum in Kshirode Vidyavinode Avenue beside the Bagbazar Women’s College near Chitpore Lock Gate Bridge, the police said. At least 40 shanties burnt to ashes in the slum. The fire also spread to the adjacent Sarada Mayer Bari area, an officer of the fire department told the news agency.
Major blaze at slum in Kolkata s Bagbazar
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Last Updated: Jan 13, 2021, 08:06 PM IST
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At least five 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 Chitpore Lock Gate Bridge.
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KOLKATA: A major fire broke out at a slum in Kolkata s Bagbazar area on Wednesday evening, police said.
At least five 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 Chitpore Lock Gate Bridge, they said.
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A fire broke out at Kolkata s Baghbazar Wednesday night. As many as 20 fire tenders were rushed to extinguish the blaze.Â
At least seven cylinders exploded during the fire, making it difficult for the firemen to contain the flames.Â
The cause of the fire has not been ascertained yet. No casualties have been reported so far. The reason for the fire is not yet known. The firemen are fighting it tooth and nail and hopefully, it will soon be
under control. We have emptied the entire area. There were several blasts, which could be because of the gas cylinders, a senior officer of the Kolkata Police said.
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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.
Updated Jan 13, 2021 | 22:06 IST
At least 24 fire tenders were pressed into service as the fire broke out at 6.55 pm in the Hazari Bustee on Kshirode Vidyavinode Avenue beside the Bagbazar Women s College near the Chitpore Lock Gate Bridge. Image for representation only.
Kolkata: At least 40 shanties were gutted as a major fire broke out at a slum in north Kolkata s Bagbazar area on Wednesday evening with firefighters struggling for hours to bring the blaze under control, officials said.
At least 24 fire tenders were pressed into service as the fire broke out at 6.55 pm in the Hazari Bustee on Kshirode Vidyavinode Avenue beside the Bagbazar Women s College near the Chitpore Lock Gate Bridge, they said.