Kolkata Slum Fire

A massive fire broke out at a slum in Salt Lake, on the outskirts of Kolkata on Sunday evening.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday visited a gutted slum in north Kolkata's Bagbazar area and assured the dwellers that their shanties will be rebuilt by her government.

A massive fire broke out in north Kolkata's Baghbazar area this evening. 25 fire engines are at the spot trying to bring the fire under control which broke out at a slum in the area.

Around 50 shanties in New Town area near Kolkata and Purba Bardhaman district were burnt in two incidents of fire on the day of Kali puja and Diwali on Saturday, officials said.

Around 50-60 shanties were completely gutted in a major fire that broke out in Kolkata's Topsia area today afternoon, a fire department official said.

Two persons died and 29 shanties gutted when a major fire broke out at a slum on the northern fringes of Kolkata early today.

One person was killed and around 150 huts were gutted in a major slum fire in north Kolkata's Dum Dum Park area on Saturday evening.

Residents of a slum in Howrah were shocked last evening to suddenly see a young girl, all aflame, running to a pool of water and jumping into it.

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.

A massive fire razed to the ground over a hundred homes at a slum in Kaliakapur area on the EM Bypass in the eastern part of the city this evening. Till reports last came in, there has been no loss of life but it took 20 fire engines more than two hours to bring the fire under control and hundreds of people have been left homeless.

A major fire broke out in a tannery and spread swiftly to an adjacent slum close to a five-star hotel and Science City, an educational park, in Kolkata.

Around 150 families living in a slum at Behala on the outskirts of Kolkata were affected after a fire broke out in the area on Sunday.

A raging fire at the Ultadanga slum in north Kolkata has left 500 homes charred and one person dead.

A massive fire broke out at a slum in Salt Lake, on the outskirts of Kolkata on Sunday evening.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday visited a gutted slum in north Kolkata's Bagbazar area and assured the dwellers that their shanties will be rebuilt by her government.

A massive fire broke out in north Kolkata's Baghbazar area this evening. 25 fire engines are at the spot trying to bring the fire under control which broke out at a slum in the area.

Around 50 shanties in New Town area near Kolkata and Purba Bardhaman district were burnt in two incidents of fire on the day of Kali puja and Diwali on Saturday, officials said.

Around 50-60 shanties were completely gutted in a major fire that broke out in Kolkata's Topsia area today afternoon, a fire department official said.

Two persons died and 29 shanties gutted when a major fire broke out at a slum on the northern fringes of Kolkata early today.

One person was killed and around 150 huts were gutted in a major slum fire in north Kolkata's Dum Dum Park area on Saturday evening.

Residents of a slum in Howrah were shocked last evening to suddenly see a young girl, all aflame, running to a pool of water and jumping into it.

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.

A massive fire razed to the ground over a hundred homes at a slum in Kaliakapur area on the EM Bypass in the eastern part of the city this evening. Till reports last came in, there has been no loss of life but it took 20 fire engines more than two hours to bring the fire under control and hundreds of people have been left homeless.

A major fire broke out in a tannery and spread swiftly to an adjacent slum close to a five-star hotel and Science City, an educational park, in Kolkata.

Around 150 families living in a slum at Behala on the outskirts of Kolkata were affected after a fire broke out in the area on Sunday.

A raging fire at the Ultadanga slum in north Kolkata has left 500 homes charred and one person dead.