On Monday evening, a fire broke out in an office complex at central Kolkata’s Strand Road where three civilians, four Firemen, a Police Officer and a Railway Protection Force staff died.
Five of the seven bodies were found in an elevator of after the fire broke out on the 13th floor of the sprawling building at around 6.10 pm.
Mamata Banerjee, who rushed to the spot in the city’s central business district, announced the state government will pay a compensation of Rs. 10 lakh to the families of those killed in the blaze and government job to the kin of each victim.
20 fire tenders and two hydraulic ladders were pressed into service to douse the blaze at the complex.
The fire, which broke out on the 13th floor of the sprawling New Koilaghat building on Strand Road at around 6.10 pm on Monday, is now under control and the cooling process is on, officials said.
He said all possible assistance has been provided by the Railways to the state government during this “unfortunate” fire accident.
“A high-level inquiry consisting of four principal heads of Railway departments has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the fire,” he said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who rushed to the spot in the city’s central business district, announced that the state government will pay a compensation of Rs. 10 lakh each and a government job to the kin of each victim.