Your photos on Kolkata fire

A massive fire at Kolkata's Stephen Court, a heritage building in the heart of Kolkata, has killed 24 people and left about 18 injured, eight of whom are critical. Firemen recovered 17 bodies overnight as they went from door to door on the 5th, 6th and 7th floor of the building. Only 12 of these bodies have been identified so far. Stephen Court is a 150-year-old building on Park Street, home to two of the city's best known restaurants - the iconic Flury's and Peter Cat.

  • A massive fire at Kolkata's Stephen Court, a heritage building in the heart of Kolkata, has killed 24 people and left about 18 injured, eight of whom are critical.<br><br> Firemen recovered 17 bodies overnight as they went from door to door on the 5th, 6th and 7th floor of the building. Only 12 of these bodies have been identified so far. Stephen Court is a 150-year-old building on Park Street, home to two of the city's best known restaurants - the iconic Flury's and Peter Cat.<br><br> Through this photofeature, we bring you pictures of the Kolkata inferno as captured by our surfers. Also, comments from around the country on the country's disaster management system.<br><br> Seen here, a picture posted by surfer Abhimanyu Chirimar who gave us a blow-by-blow account of the Kolkata fire through pictures posted on his twitter account http://twitter.com/abhic.
    A massive fire at Kolkata's Stephen Court, a heritage building in the heart of Kolkata, has killed 24 people and left about 18 injured, eight of whom are critical.

    Firemen recovered 17 bodies overnight as they went from door to door on the 5th, 6th and 7th floor of the building. Only 12 of these bodies have been identified so far. Stephen Court is a 150-year-old building on Park Street, home to two of the city's best known restaurants - the iconic Flury's and Peter Cat.

    Through this photofeature, we bring you pictures of the Kolkata inferno as captured by our surfers. Also, comments from around the country on the country's disaster management system.

    Seen here, a picture posted by surfer Abhimanyu Chirimar who gave us a blow-by-blow account of the Kolkata fire through pictures posted on his twitter account http://twitter.com/abhic.
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  • A picture by Abhimanyu Chirimar on http://twitter.com/abhic.<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Priya - It makes me sad to say this, but I truly do not have any faith in first response teams...whether they are firefighters or ambulances or whatever. The absolute disorganization of the emergency response teams and the substandard equipment provided to them is a scary combination.
    A picture by Abhimanyu Chirimar on http://twitter.com/abhic.

    SurferSpeak: Priya - It makes me sad to say this, but I truly do not have any faith in first response teams...whether they are firefighters or ambulances or whatever. The absolute disorganization of the emergency response teams and the substandard equipment provided to them is a scary combination.
  • A picture by Gavin Rebeiro<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Rajiv Chugh - For equipping you need funds & then willingness TO disperse for the purpose.
    A picture by Gavin Rebeiro

    SurferSpeak: Rajiv Chugh - For equipping you need funds & then willingness TO disperse for the purpose.
  • A picture by Ankit Bothra<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Christine Thomas - I realize that your medium is very purposeful to get the responsible to accountability. The only flaw with our system is that there is no meaningful follow up and apt conclusion.
    A picture by Ankit Bothra

    SurferSpeak: Christine Thomas - I realize that your medium is very purposeful to get the responsible to accountability. The only flaw with our system is that there is no meaningful follow up and apt conclusion.
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  • A picture by Abhimanyu Chirimar on http://twitter.com/abhic<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Divya Nandan - The cities do have the infra-structure...the idea is how do you use them...most of the times there is lapse in the communication of the problem which causes the damage.
    A picture by Abhimanyu Chirimar on http://twitter.com/abhic

    SurferSpeak: Divya Nandan - The cities do have the infra-structure...the idea is how do you use them...most of the times there is lapse in the communication of the problem which causes the damage.
  • A picture by Aj Ar.<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Rajesh Kelkar - In India, Very few buldings are built in accordance to the National Building Code. Hence what has happened was apparent.
    A picture by Aj Ar.

    SurferSpeak: Rajesh Kelkar - In India, Very few buldings are built in accordance to the National Building Code. Hence what has happened was apparent.
  • A picture by Abhimanyu Chirimar on http://twitter.com/abhic<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Sneha Dutta - As far as Kolkata goes, and being a Kolkattan, all I can say is the municipal corporation in this city is very inefficient. They have proved that time and again, be it with Aila or this time with the Park Street fire crisis!
    A picture by Abhimanyu Chirimar on http://twitter.com/abhic

    SurferSpeak: Sneha Dutta - As far as Kolkata goes, and being a Kolkattan, all I can say is the municipal corporation in this city is very inefficient. They have proved that time and again, be it with Aila or this time with the Park Street fire crisis!
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  • A picture by Ankit Bothra<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Navin Bharwaj - Disaster management planning in our cities needs an innovative thought process that can deploy the existing infrastructure in uniquely innovative ways to prevent widespread loss of life and property in an emergency. Given the way emergency services get their budgetary allocations they will be perpetually short of money and hence our cities will never be equipped to deal with such emergencies.
    A picture by Ankit Bothra

    SurferSpeak: Navin Bharwaj - Disaster management planning in our cities needs an innovative thought process that can deploy the existing infrastructure in uniquely innovative ways to prevent widespread loss of life and property in an emergency. Given the way emergency services get their budgetary allocations they will be perpetually short of money and hence our cities will never be equipped to deal with such emergencies.
  • A picture by Aj Ar<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Leonard - Our country is not equipped to deal with any kind of emergencies. Our country has no money to buy good equipments as we are very poor. We have money only to build statues, money garlands, sliver chairs etc. Until then we will use the available equipment which consists of wooden ladder, bed sheets for people to jump etc.
    A picture by Aj Ar

    SurferSpeak: Leonard - Our country is not equipped to deal with any kind of emergencies. Our country has no money to buy good equipments as we are very poor. We have money only to build statues, money garlands, sliver chairs etc. Until then we will use the available equipment which consists of wooden ladder, bed sheets for people to jump etc.
  • A picture by Abhimanyu Chirimar on http://twitter.com/abhic<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Harish - We have all the modern equipments to control any kind of emergencies, but the only problem is when will it get deployed to the spot? Really we fail on this fact which causes a huge setback, as witnessed today.
    A picture by Abhimanyu Chirimar on http://twitter.com/abhic

    SurferSpeak: Harish - We have all the modern equipments to control any kind of emergencies, but the only problem is when will it get deployed to the spot? Really we fail on this fact which causes a huge setback, as witnessed today.
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  • A picture by Aj Ar<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Kavi - Do we really have any infrastructure for supporting any kind of emergency? We don't have any proper road and traffic facility in which emergency vehicle can reach fast. All our equipments are old which won't work for tall buildings. We don't have fire engines which can reach the high buildings, we don't have proper safety measures in all buildings. Then how do we expect to reduce these kind of accidents in our country?
    A picture by Aj Ar

    SurferSpeak: Kavi - Do we really have any infrastructure for supporting any kind of emergency? We don't have any proper road and traffic facility in which emergency vehicle can reach fast. All our equipments are old which won't work for tall buildings. We don't have fire engines which can reach the high buildings, we don't have proper safety measures in all buildings. Then how do we expect to reduce these kind of accidents in our country?
  • A picture by Ankit Bothra<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Ashesh - It is a combination of lack of financial resources, chalta hai attitude, lax implementation of laws, corruption, and total disregard for safety.
    A picture by Ankit Bothra

    SurferSpeak: Ashesh - It is a combination of lack of financial resources, chalta hai attitude, lax implementation of laws, corruption, and total disregard for safety.
  • A picture by Abhimanyu Chirimar on http://twitter.com/abhic.<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Sanchari Ghosh - It's not always fire departments fault, we have seen the fire in burrabazar a few years back...sometimes its just simply negligence.
    A picture by Abhimanyu Chirimar on http://twitter.com/abhic.

    SurferSpeak: Sanchari Ghosh - It's not always fire departments fault, we have seen the fire in burrabazar a few years back...sometimes its just simply negligence.
  • A picture by Aj Ar<br><br> <b>SurferSpeak</b>: Anam Naqvi - There was Bangalore where the department made people jump down a building which killed them, now Kolkata fire. I definitely think the department should be better equipped and trained with newer technologies every few years.
    A picture by Aj Ar

    SurferSpeak: Anam Naqvi - There was Bangalore where the department made people jump down a building which killed them, now Kolkata fire. I definitely think the department should be better equipped and trained with newer technologies every few years.
  • A picture by Ankit Bothra<br><br>
    A picture by Ankit Bothra

  • A picture by Aj Ar
    A picture by Aj Ar
  • A picture by Ankit Bothra<br><br>
    A picture by Ankit Bothra

  • A picture by Abhimanyu Chirimar on http://twitter.com/abhic
    A picture by Abhimanyu Chirimar on http://twitter.com/abhic
  • A picture by Ankit Bothra<br><br>
    A picture by Ankit Bothra

  • A picture by Aj Ar
    A picture by Aj Ar
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