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Kolkata Hotel Fire Claims 9 Lives, Including Child
19 Aug
Summary
- A fire erupted at a Kolkata hotel, killing at least nine people.
- The blaze originated on the second floor and was controlled within an hour.
- Electrical short-circuiting is suspected as the potential cause.
A fire that broke out at a hotel in Kolkata, India, on Wednesday resulted in the tragic deaths of at least nine people, including a child. The incident occurred around 2:50 a.m. local time on the hotel's second floor. Firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control within an hour of it starting.
Emergency services safely evacuated around 30 individuals from the building. Preliminary investigations suggest that an electrical short circuit may have triggered the fire, although officials state the exact cause is still being determined. Local media reports indicated that some of the deceased were Bangladeshi citizens seeking medical treatment in Kolkata.
