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Remains of 27 victims found in Nazirabad warehouse fire; DNA tests to confirm identity

India, Jan. 31 -- The remains of 27 people have been found at the two Nazirabad warehouses gutted in a January 26 fire, police said on Saturday, confirming the death toll in the devastating fire. "We... Read More


Warehouses charred in Kolkata fire built on protected wetlands

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- Two warehouses on the eastern fringes of Kolkata, where at least 27 people are feared dead after a massive blaze earlier this week, were likely built illegally on the protected Eas... Read More


2 more held; PMO announces Rs.2L each for kin of deceased

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- Two warehouses on the eastern fringes of Kolkata, where at least 27 people are feared dead after a massive blaze earlier this week, were likely built illegally on the protected Eas... Read More


Warehouses gutted in Sonarpur fire were illegally built on wetlands: Panchayat

India, Jan. 30 -- An official of the Sonarpur panchayat in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas said the two warehouses that caught fire on January 26, in which 27 people are feared dead, were illegally bu... Read More


Warehouses gutted in Bengal's Nazirabad fire were illegally built on wetlands:Panchayat official

India, Jan. 30 -- The two warehouses in West Bengal's Nazirabad area, where at least 27 people are feared dead after a massive fire earlier this week, were built illegally on the protected East Kolkat... Read More


BJP slams TMC over Nazirabad fire, seeks fire minister's resignation and higher compensation

India, Jan. 29 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led government over the deadly fire that razed two warehouses at Nazirabad near Kolkata earlier this week, de... Read More


14 samples of human remains sent for forensic analysis after Nazirabad fire in Bengal

India, Jan. 28 -- At least 14 samples of human remains were sent for forensic analysis on Monday to ascertain the number and identities of those killed in a massive fire that gutted two warehouses and... Read More


'Five minutes left': Bengal man's final call to wife as blaze gutted warehouses

India, Jan. 27 -- At 3 am on Monday, Moushumi Halder's phone rang. It was her husband, Pankaj, calling from the warehouse where he worked, 8 km away. It was a goodbye. "He told me a fire had broken o... Read More


Six people missing in deadly fire in 2 warehouses in Bengal's South 24 Parganas

India, Jan. 26 -- Six people have gone missing in a deadly fire that broke out in the Najirabad area of the South 24 Parganas district in the early hours of Monday and gutted two warehouses, police sa... Read More


3 dead, 13 missing in deadly Bengal fire that gutted 2 godowns

India, Jan. 26 -- Three persons were killed, and 13 others are missing in a deadly fire that broke out in the Najirabad area of the South 24 Parganas district in the early hours of Monday and gutted t... Read More