Kolkata, Nov 2 (PTI) A fire broke out in a multi-storied building in the Dunlop area on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday following a cooking gas cylinder blast, a fire department officer said.
Four fire tenders were pressed into service as firefighters took a couple of hours to bring it under control after rescuing a few women and children stuck there, he said.
The matter was reported at around 11 am when locals heard a huge blast from the second floor of a building which housed a few restaurants and other offices, he added.
“The fire is under control and we are carrying out a cooling process. No one is injured in the blaze as we rescued a few women and children stuck inside. We… disconnected the electric connectivity as one of our precautionary measures to control and douse the blaze,” the officer added. PTI SCH RG
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