Massive Fire Breaks Out In Godown In Kolkata, 15 Fire Tenders On Spot

Abhijit Pandey, Director Fire Department, said 15 fire tenders have reached the spot and the fire has been brought under control.

A massive fire broke out in an electrical godown at Kolkata's Ezra Street.

Source : ANI

A massive fire broke out out at a commercial building in the Terreti Bazar area in central Kolkata's Ezra Street on Wednesday evening. Abhijit Pandey, Director Fire Department, said 15 fire tenders have reached the spot and the fire has been brought under control.

#WATCH | West Bengal: A massive fire broke out in an electrical godown at Kolkata's Ezra Street. 15 fire tenders have reached the spot. Fire has been brought under control now. pic.twitter.com/M2hHCcBquL

— ANI (@ANI) October 23, 2024

The building, located on Rabindra Sarani, housed wooden equipment. Pandey said that some electrical shops have been affected due to the fire.

 

No casualty has been reported so far, officials said. The fire is likely to have been caused by an electrical short circuit. Thick black smoke has engulfed the area, reducing visibility and complicating the firefighting efforts.

In a similar incident last month, a fire broke out at the Sialdah ESI Hospital in Kolkata. According to officials, the incident had occurred in the male surgery department on the first floor and the smoke caused a cancer patient to suffocate and lose his life.