March 13, 2026 02:31 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
America’s flip-flop on Russian oil: How Washington sends conflicting signals to India | Big diplomatic win! Iran allows Indian oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz | ‘It was over in the first hour’: Trump declares victory in Iran war, says ‘nothing left to target’ | Indian-origin shopkeepers face targeted attacks in Wembley; Somali men suspected | Iran pulls out of 2026 FIFA World Cup amid war with US-Israel | Supreme Court allows first-ever passive euthanasia for 32-year-old man in coma for 13 years | As Iran-US war disrupts global gas supply, India issues guidelines to manage shortages | LPG crisis hits metros: Commercial cylinder shortage triggers panic as govt prioritises domestic supply | Iran war disrupts LPG supplies, restaurants in major Indian cities edge towards shutdown | ‘How dare you question judicial officers?’: SC raps Bengal SIR pleas, orders appellate tribunals for voter list appeals

Kolkata building fire brought under control

| | Mar 10, 2015, at 05:21 pm
Kolkata, Mar 10 (IBNS): The fire which broke out at Shantiniketan building in Kolkata's Camac Street area on Tuesday has been brought under control.

The fire was first seen at around 6:30 am.

According to sources, fire broke out at the branch office of State Bank of Patiala on the 1st floor of Shantiniketan building.

The fire later reached the 3rd floor of the building.

Four fire fighter engines reached the spot and fire fighters fought for nearly one- and- a half hours to bring the fire under control.

Several people were rescued from the multi-stored building.

One fire fighter has been injured in the incident, reports said.

After primary investigation, fire department officials suspect that the fire broke out due to short circuit.

(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)    

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.