The fire broke out on Monday evening on the 13th floor of a multi-storeyed building in the Strand Road area of Kolkata. The police have been informed of this. Seven people have been killed in the incident so far. Let me tell you, there is also a railway office in this building.
A fire broke out around 6:10 pm, a Kolkata police official said. Eight firefighters were dispatched to the location, he said. We were trying to control the fire, we said the building was empty.
Seven casualties so far reported in Kolkata fire: Sujit Bose of West Bengal government, MIC fire and emergency services
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Eastern Railway spokesman Kamal Dev has confirmed that the new Koilaghat building on Strand Road in Kolkata has offices for the Eastern Railway and Southeast Railway. It also has a computerized ticket booking center on the ground floor.
Earlier in the day, over 20 shops were burnt in a fire in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir. However, no injuries were reported. Authorities have not yet identified the cause behind the Sopore incident.
