Bolpur, February 10: Two people died and four others, including two children, suffered serious injuries after a fire broke out at a residential complex in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday evening, officials said. The blaze erupted on the first floor of the five-storey building located in Bolpur area. A fire tender reached the spot soon after being alerted, but was unable to control the flames, following which two more fire engines were pressed into service, they said. Kolkata Fire: Massive Blaze Engulfs Rubber Factory in West Bengal, Firefighting Operations Underway (Watch Videos).
Firefighters rescued several trapped residents by breaking an iron grill and using a tall ladder, the officials said. The injured were rushed to Bolpur Sub-Divisional Hospital, where two of them succumbed to injuries, an official of the medical facility said. “The rescue operation is still underway. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained,” Birbhum Superintendent of Police Amandeep said.
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