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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.
Massive fire at slum near Kolkata s EM Bypass, 35 shanties gutted
Massive fire at slum near Kolkata s EM Bypass, 35 shanties gutted
A major fire has broken out in shanties located on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in East Kolkata. While no loss of life has been reported, 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to fight the blaze.
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UPDATED: December 22, 2020 20:27 IST
According to local authorities, around 30-35 shanties have been destroyed in the fire. (Photo: India Today)
A massive fire broke out at Kolkata s Eastern Metropolitan Bypass on Tuesday, gutting several shanties.
The fire broke out at the Duttabad slum area on the EM Bypass near the Bengal Chemicals crossing in East Kolkata.