4 Charred Bodies Recovered Day After Massive Factory Fire Near Kolkata

At least 30 fire fighters have been pressed into service since Friday to douse the blaze that raged on for almost 38 hours in the three-storey building in New Barrackpore's Bilkanada area.

Fire fighters on Saturday morning recovered charred bodies of four unidentified persons from a building in North 24 Parganas, where a devastating fire broke out a day ago, reducing to ashes a vest manufacturing unit and other combustible item-filled godowns. At least 30 fire fighters have been pressed into service since Friday to douse the blaze that raged on for almost 38 hours in the three-storey building in New Barrackpore's Bilkanada area. A senior official of the fire department said the dead are believed to be workers of the vest manufacturing unit, and the process to identify them was underway. He also pointed out that fire tenders are currently putting out flames in pockets of the building.