A major fire broke out in a slum in the Narkeldanga area of the city in which one person was killed, a Fire Brigade official said on Sunday (February 9, 2025). At least 30 shanties were gutted in ...

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Early on Sunday morning, the Narkeldanga slum in Kolkata was still covered in white smoke from the previous night’s massive fire, with scores of helpless people seen sitting on the road with hands on ...

Seventeen fire tenders fought the blaze for over five hours to contain the flames which were first spotted at around 10 pm on Saturday and fully extinguished at around 3 am on Sunday.