India, April 30 -- Three residents of Odisha were among the victims of the devastating fire that broke out at Rituraj hotel in the Burra Bazar area of Kolkata, West Bengal, on Tuesday night. As of Wednesday morning, at least 14 people have been confirmed dead in the incident.

Per sources, the deceased from Odisha have been identified as Dushmanta Kumar Nayak (46), Dushmanta Kumar Swain (46), and Manoj Kumar Patra (45), all hailing from Jagatsinghpur district. The fire engulfed the six-storey hotel located on Madan Mohan Burman Street.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced an ex-gratia payment of 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased, and 50,000 for each of the injured. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Mo...