Kolkata: High-rise building in Park Street catches fire, operations underway
What's the story
A major fire broke out at Apeejay House server room in a high-rise building at Park Street in Kolkata on Monday morning.
Local reports claim the fire started at around 11 AM. The server room is on the fifth floor of the building.
At least 10 fire tenders have reached the spot and operations are on to extinguish the fire.
Here's more.
Details
Traffic has been disrupted, people not allowed to enter building
A hydraulic ladder has been brought to reach the fifth floor and douse the fire.
Panic took over locals after the fire broke out and they are not allowed to enter the building.
Smoke engulfed the area and disaster management team has rushed to the spot.
Notably, traffic was disrupted in the area and roads from Mallickbazar to Park Street have been closed.
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10 fire tenders at spot
Fire breaks out at in a high rise building on Kolkata's park street. 10 fire tenders at the spot pic.twitter.com/oU1bxBxfQr
— ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2018
Looking back
Fire tragedies have become pretty common in Kolkata
Fire tragedies in West Bengal's capital have become a little too common these days. Last month, a major fire broke out at Medical College and Hospital.
Photos from the college showed patients being taken out of the building with their saline drops. Some were lying on the floor.
The establishment is one of the oldest in the city.
Fire tragedy
Earlier, 1000 business establishments were gutted in fire
In September a major fire at Bagree market in Burrabazar area was brought to control after two days. The fire gutted at least 1,000 business establishments causing huge losses to traders ahead of Durga Puja.
The fire started at ground floor of the five-storied building and aided by inflammable materials, it spread quickly.
The state government had asked the police to find the guilty.