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 have found the remains of all the 27 persons who went missing after the fire and were feared dead. As each of the body parts were recovered from a different location inside the two warehouses, we apprehend that these could belong to as many individuals," an officer of the Baruipur district police said on condition of anonymity.

"The search operation is complete," the officer said.

A massive fire on January 26 gutted two warehouses in Nazirabad near Kolkata. Police had earlier said that they received 27 missing complaints from families comp...