Fires in buildings are a common phenomenon due to lack of equipment to prevent them – generally security rules are not observed in India
At least 15 people lost their lives when a fire broke out in a hotel in Calcuttain northeast India, police said today.
Many others of the tenants were “rescued” from rooms and the roof of the hotel, the head of the Police in Calcutta explained to the press. Mano Berma.
The fire broke out yesterday night and has now been under control.
However it cost life in ‘At least 15 people’according to the same source.
Video | Kolkata: A Massive Fire Broke out at a Hotel in Central Kolkata’s Mechuapatti Area on Tuesday Night. At Least 15 Bodies Have Been Recovered So Far, Police Commissioner Manoj Verma Said.
Several People Were Seen Trying to Escape Through The Windows and Narrow Ledges of… pic.twitter.com/ahyws4jhlx
– Press Trust of India (@pti_news) April 30, 2025
कलकत्ता सबसे व्यस्तम बड़ा बाजार इलाके के होटल होटल ऋतुराज मे मे लगी आग भीषण कई कई कई कई कई यात्री यात्री यात्री फंसे यात्री यात्री यात्री यात्री यात्री तल पर यात्री कई कई कई यात्री यात्री#Fire #Kolkata pic.twitter.com/1pczf8kjeg
– Naval Kant Sinha | नवल कान्त सिन्हा (@navalkant) April 29, 2025
Buildings fires are tragically common in India, due to lack of equipment to prevent them and that security rules in general are not respected.
According to a report by the Press Trust of India (PTI) agency (PTI), which was recorded by visual material as the hotel was in flames, ‘Several people were seen as they were trying to escape’ by the fire ‘From windows’ of the building. According to the same source, there are at least one woman and two children among the victims.
#Breaking: As Many as 14 Persons Dead After A Massive Fire Broke Out in Central #Kolkata‘s Machhau Bazar Area.
Investigation Ordered. pic.twitter.com/btf83smnte– Pooja mehta (@Pooja_news) April 30, 2025
Story | Major Fire Breaks Out in Central Kolkata Hotel
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Video: pic.twitter.com/ue9nyyb1r8
– Press Trust of India (@pti_news) April 29, 2025
According to a report posted in the online edition of The Telegraph newspaper, at least one man lost his life jumping off the roof to be saved from the flames.
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