India, Jan. 30 -- With at least 27 people feared dead in the deadly fire that razed two warehouses at Nazirabad near Kolkata earlier this week, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led government over the tragedy while demanding the resignation of the state fire department minister and a hike in the compensation announced by the government for the victims' families.

"We have received 27 missing complaints from families claiming that their kins, who worked in the two warehouses, remain untraceable till Thursday evening. The number is unlikely to climb any further. Around 16 samples, which included bones, skulls and other human remains charred beyond recognition, are under forensic analysis to ascertain ...