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Politics on Kolkata fire tragedy, Mamata accuses Railways

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives due to the fire tragedy in Kolkata.

However, Politics has started over the issue. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has accused Railways. Nine persons were killed after a massive fire engulfed a building in city Strand Road on Monday evening.

Among the dead are four firemen, a police officer, a Railways officer, and a security person. Five of the nine bodies were found in an elevator on the 12th floor of the building in central Kolkata's Strand Road where the fire broke out on Monday evening. The victims appeared to have suffocated and burnt to death inside the lift.

 

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