12 Injured After 50 Houses Burn Down In Siliguri Slum Fire

Of the injured, three persons, including a firefighter and a child, are undergoing treatment in hospital.

At least 12 people were injured and around 50 houses burned down, after a fire broke out in a slum in West Bengal's Siliguri city, officials said on Sunday.

Of the injured, three persons, including a firefighter and a child, are undergoing treatment in hospital, while the others were discharged after administering first aid, they said.

The blaze erupted around 8 pm on Saturday in Rana Bustee in ward number 18, and eight fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, the officials said.

The occupants of the houses have been shifted to temporary shelters, and are being provided with food and clothes, they said.