Seven feared dead in Kolkata blaze

Seven feared dead in Kolkata blaze

The Hindu

Seven persons were feared killed after a fire broke out at the Eastern Railway headquarters in Kolkata around 6 p.m. on Monday. The blaze is said to have started on the 13th floor of the 14-storey building located on Strand Road in Kolkata. The blaze broke out at the New Koilaghat building, which houses the zonal offices of the Eastern Railway and the South Eastern Railway, and also has a computerised ticket booking centre on its ground floor, Eastern Railway spokesman Kamal Deo Das said.
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