Kolkata: Massive Fire Destroys Slum, Leaves Hundreds Homeless
The office of Sarada Mayer Bari, the residence of Sarada Devi â the wife of 19th century spiritual thinker Ramakrishna, was severely damaged as well.
Smoke billows from a slum area after fire broke out in it, at Bagbazar in Kolkata, Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Photo: PTI
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Kolkata: A massive fire in north Kolkata’s Bagbazar area on Wednesday evening destroyed the makeshift houses of hundreds of people, leaving them homeless in the winter.
Twenty-seven fire tenders took around four hours to control the blaze that broke out around 6.55 pm in the Hazari slum. Wind blowing in from the Ganga could also have spread the fire, local media has speculated.
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.
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.
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Major Fire At Kolkata Slum Leaves Hundreds Homeless, Blaze Under Control After 4hrs
A slum in north Kolkata s Bagbazar area was turned into ashes as a major fire broke out on Wednesday evening, leaving hundreds of people homeless, officials said. Twenty-seven fire tenders took around four hours to control the blaze that broke out around 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.
FOLLOW US ON: Kolkata, Jan 13: A slum in north Kolkata’s Bagbazar area was turned into ashes as a major fire broke out on Wednesday evening, leaving hundreds of people homeless, officials said. Twenty-seven fire tenders took around four hours to control the blaze that broke out around 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.
Major fire breaks out at Slum in Kolkata s Bagbazar, spreads to Mayer Bari
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Updated: Thursday, January 14, 2021, 17:07 [IST]
Kolkata, Jan 14: A major fire broke out at a slum in Kolkata s Bagbazar area on Wednesday evening, officials said. 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, they said.
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Blasts were heard in the slum which police suspect to be of gas cylinders at the houses on fire, officials said. There were no reports of any casualty as most of the people were evacuated on time, they said.