Death toll in Kolkata hotel blaze rises to 15, minister admits severe lapses in fire safety measures

Death toll in Kolkata hotel blaze rises to 15, minister admits severe lapses in fire safety measures

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) As the death toll in the devastating fire at a six-story hotel building at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata has reached 15, a senior official of the West Bengal government and a member of the state cabinet admitted severe lapses in fire safety management … Read more

Bengal LoP questions Mamata Banerjee’s ‘delayed’ response on Kolkata hotel fire

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Wednesday, questioned the initial reluctance of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to give her reactions on the devastating fire at a six-story hotel building in central Kolkata, which left several people dead. “Prime Minister … Read more

Bengal CM announces compensation for kin of deceased, those injured in Kolkata hotel fire

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced compensation for those killed and injured in the devastating fire in a hotel building at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata that broke out on Tuesday night killing 14 people till Wednesday morning. The compensation amount announced by … Read more

Kolkata hotel blaze: City of joy has history of negligence-prompted major fires

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Kolkata has a history of negligence-prompted major fire mishaps at important buildings in the city which took a toll on several lives, the latest being the one at a six-storeyed hotel building at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata that broke out on Tuesday night … Read more

Hotel fire: People bearing consequences of Bengal CM’s bid to rival Puri’s sacred Jagannath Dham, says Malviya

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The BJP’s Information Technology cell chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya on Wednesday morning issued a loaded message on the devastating fire at a hotel on Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata and asked if the people of West Bengal … Read more

Kolkata fire deaths: CM Mamata Banerjee says combustible materials stored in hotel, expresses condolences

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, said the fire in the Kolkata hotel had happened “because there were combustible materials stored inside”. At least 14 people, including two children, were killed in the fire, which broke out on Tuesday night. The CM expressed condolences … Read more

Kolkatal fire: Hotel building lacked minimum fire safety arrangements, owner missing

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Amid the devastating fire in a six-storey hotel building at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata on Wednesday morning that claimed 14 lives, questions have surfaced over the total lack of fire safety arrangements there. The hotel owner has reportedly gone missing since the fire … Read more

Kolkata hotel fire deaths: PM Modi expresses grief, announces ex gratia for families of victims (Ld)

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) At least 14 persons, including two children and one woman, were killed in a devastating fire at a six-storey hotel building at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata. Expressing anguish at the loss of lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia payment for … Read more

14 dead in Kolkata hotel fire, probe ordered

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) At least 14 people lost their lives in a tragic fire that engulfed the Rituraj Hotel in central Kolkata, according to police officials. The blaze broke out around 7:30 pm on Tuesday, claiming most lives due to suffocation, while one individual reportedly died after falling from … Read more

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