Kolkata Fire

15-year-old girl refuses to marry, step-mother allegedly sets her on fire

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 11, 2013

Three persons, including the step-mother, have been arrested in West Bengal's Hooghly district after they allegedly set on fire a minor girl who refused to be forcibly married, police said on Friday.

Fire breaks out in Kolkata's Burrabazar area, no casualty

Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 30, 2013

A blaze broke out in an open space stocked with flamable articles at Posta in Burrabazar area of the metropolis in the early morning, fire brigade sources said.

Multi-storey building in Kolkata catches fire

Press Trust of India | Saturday April 13, 2013

The fire started on the fourth floor of the residential-cum-commercial building, fire department sources said.

IPL 2013: Gautam Gambhir backs Yusuf Pathan to fire soon

Press Trust Of India | Thursday April 11, 2013

The Kolkata skipper said that Yusuf is a match winner and he continues to have faith in his abilities. The all rounder also has the backing of the entire team, said Gambhir.

47 markets in Kolkata lack fire safety mechanism: minister

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 18, 2013

At least 47 market complexes in Kolkata have been identified as "high risk" by a fire safety committee between 2010 and 2012, a West Bengal minister said on Monday.

700 shanties gutted in fire

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 16, 2013

Around 700 shanties were gutted in a fire in the Santoshpur-Maheshtala area on the outskirts of the city today, leaving more than a thousand people homeless.

Fire at Sadar Bazar in Delhi brought under control

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Wednesday February 27, 2013

Hours after a massive fire at a congested Kolkata market killed 19 people, another fire broke out at Sadar Bazar in north Delhi this evening. It took at least 20 fire engines to bring the fire under control.

19 killed in Kolkata market fire

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Wednesday February 27, 2013

Kolkata woke up to another horrific fire this morning - this time in a five-storey market complex on central Kolkata's congested Surya Sen Street. 19 people died in the fire; the victims, mostly labourers working in the market, were sleeping when the...

17 killed in Kolkata market fire, Mamata Banerjee visits site

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday February 27, 2013

Kolkata fire: At least 13 people have died in a fire that broke out early this morning in a six-storey building in central Kolkata's congested Surya Sen market. Nine people have been rescued and taken to hospital, but there are fears that others coul...

Bangladesh border guards allegedly kills Indian farmer in West Bengal

Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Monday February 11, 2013

A 40-year-old farmer was today killed and a child was injured in "unprovoked" firing by suspected Bangladeshi border guarding force personnel in north Bengal, officials said.

Fire in Kolkata building, three killed

Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 30, 2013

Three people were killed and another was injured when a fire broke out on the second floor of a building at Metiabruz area in Kolkata today.

Major fire destroys over 100 shanties in Kolkata

Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 23, 2013

A major fire destroyed over 100 shanties in Tangra area in Kolkata today, but there was no loss of life.

Fire at a cloth godown in Kolkata

Press Trust of India | Thursday January 3, 2013

A major fire broke out this morning in a 20,000-square-foot godown at Burrabazar, the commercial hub of the eastern region, destroying goods comprising cloth and other inflammable material.

Eden Gardens: India's batting need to fire to tame Pakistan in 2nd ODI

Press Trust of India | Thursday January 3, 2013

India will have to pull themselves up against Pakistan when they clash in a must-win second ODI on Thursday with the form of their top-order batsmen a concern.

The AMRI hospital tragedy: one year on

Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday December 9, 2012

It's an anniversary no one wants to observe. But there is no escaping the memories of December 9, 2011 when 93 patients at the AMRI hospital in south Kolkata were virtually gassed to death in their hospital beds. A fire in the basement sent noxious s...