Fire in popular Priya Cinema in Kolkata sparks panic, no casualty
Kolkata: A fire broke out at Kolkata's popular Priya Cinema hall on Sunday night during a usual movie screening, triggering panic though no casualty was reported. While panic-stricken cine-goers rushed out largely unharmed, residents in the building from the family of the owners of the theatre were trapped inside for a while.
Reports said five fire tenders rushed to douse the blaze which filled the stairways with smoke forcing many living in the building to rush to the roof of the cinema hall. The fire occurred around 10-15 pm.
Those who had rushed to the roof are members of the family that owns the theatre, one of the oldest surviving cinema halls of Kolkata which is still popular with cine-goers in south Kolkata despite being single screen.
Cine-goers had rushed out of the theatre and no casualty was reported.
All the members of the Dutta family trapped inside were rescued, said officials.
Arijit Dutta, MD, Priya Entertainments, is a film distributor and he was reportedly on the ground floor when the fire occurred.
Priya Cinema is a popular venue of many Bengali films' premiere show.
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