Daring Rescue Ops As Fire Breaks Out At Kolkata's Multi-Storied Office Complex

  • | Thursday | 20th July, 2017

There was a big jewellery store, many big offices... We will investigate the matter". A multi-storied building in Central Kolkata, which houses a number of offices, caught fire this afternoon. "Asked if the building's fire alarms not work, the Mayor said, "Many allegations come at a time like this. Ten fire tenders were pressed into service to control the blaze - an operation that took more than an hour. Television footage showed people being lowered through ropes from the front of the building.

A multi-storied building in Central Kolkata, which houses a number of offices, caught fire this afternoon. Television footage showed people being lowered through ropes from the front of the building. Much of the glass facade had to be broken for the rescue operations.The fire broke out at the offices of the Gas Authority of India Limited around 1 pm. Ten fire tenders were pressed into service to control the blaze - an operation that took more than an hour. The fire tenders had trouble making their way through the narrow laneThere has been no casualty, said fire services minister Sovan Chatterjee, who is also the city mayor. Eight people were taken to a local hospital, six of them were released after First Aid. Two, who fell sick from inhalation of smoke, have been admitted.Asked about the troubles faced by the fire tenders, Mr Chatterjee said, "Kolkata has just six or seven per cent road space. Despite that, what the fire brigade managed to do is to make the impossible possible."Asked if the building's fire alarms not work, the Mayor said, "Many allegations come at a time like this. There was a big jewellery store, many big offices... We will investigate the matter".

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