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more-inNearly 40 hours after a massive fire engulfed the 63-year-old Bagree Market building in Central Kolkata, flames were still raging in at least three floors of the six-storied structure. About 6 km from Bagree Market is Jadubabu’s Bazaar, which is also plagued by poor fire safety arrangements. Fire safety arrangements were overhauled at Nandaram Market at Burrabazar after a major fire on January 12, 2008. The incident has once again brought into focus the poor fire safety arrangements at several major markets in Kolkata. “It took nearly an hour for the firefighters to break open the gates and by that time the blaze had intensified,” said a local shop owner..