At Least 9 Killed in Hotel Fire in India's Kolkata
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A preliminary forensic examination indicated that an AC unit at the third-floor reception was the likely source of the blaze.
Lease-holder arrested and two others detained after Kolkata hotel fire claims nine lives, including Bangladeshi nationals.
The leaseholder of a hotel in central Kolkata, where nine people were killed in a fire a day ago, was arrested while two others were detained for questioning in
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Kolkata hotel fire: SIT formed to probe blaze that killed 9 people
Nine people, including a child and Bangladeshi nationals, were killed in a fire at a hotel in central Kolkata. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to investigate the cause and examine the hotel's safety compliance.
Kolkata, Aug 20 (PTI) The leaseholder of a hotel in central kolkata, where nine people were killed in a fire a day ago, was arrested, and two others were detained in connection with the incident, police said on Thursday.
A fire at a hotel in Central Kolkata in the early hours of Wednesday has claimed at least nine lives, including at least five Bangladeshi nationals. Most of the guests were asleep when smoke engulfed the hotel, suffocating nine persons including a child, the police said.
Mirza Ghalib Street and its surrounding areas have numerous hotels that are frequented by Bangladeshi nationals | India News