14 killed as fire rips through hotel in central Kolkata

Apr 29, 2025

He said that the fire is under control, and the rescue operation is still underway.

Kolkata hotel fire: Leaseholder of Hotel Shikha Inn Abu Zafar arrested; Two staff members detained

Aug 20, 2026

The leaseholder of Hotel Shikha Inn has been arrested after a massive fire at the hotel killed nine people, including a child, officials said....

"Fire extinguishing systems here were in a defunct condition": DG Ranvir Kumar on Kolkata hotel fire

Apr 30, 2025

Fire tenders and a forensic team reached the hotel near Falpatti Machhua in Kolkata, where 14 people died and several were injured after a...

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee visits site of Kolkata hotel fire, forms probe committee

May 01, 2025

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday visited the site of the devastating fire at Hotel Rituraj in Kolkata's Burra Bazar area, where...

At least 9 killed, several injured in massive fire at hotel in Kolkata

Aug 19, 2026

At least nine people were killed and several others injured after a fire broke out at a hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street in central...

Kolkata hotel fire: Police form SIT to probe the incident that killed nine

Aug 19, 2026

Nine people, including one child, died in the fire, which erupted during the early hours on Wednesday, police said. Around 60 others were also...