India, Jan. 31 -- The police on Friday arrested two officials of Wow! Momo, a Kolkata-based chain of fast-food restaurants, in connection with the deadly fire that gutted two warehouses on the outskirts of the city earlier this week.

At least 27 people are feared dead in the blaze, with the police recovering at least 21 body parts which were sent for forensic analysis to ascertain the number of bodies and identify the identities of the victims. The fire has snowballed into a major political issue ahead of state elections due this summer.

On Friday, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced a compensation of Rs.2 lakh each for the next of kin of each deceased and Rs.50,000 for the injured people from the Prime Minister's National Relie...