Seventeen missing persons complaints have been filed, and the toll is likely to climb as agencies clear the area. This time, the devastating fire broke out in two large warehouses stretched over 12,000 sq. The State agencies that generally amp up their visibility after such accidents have been reticent. Social media channels of State agencies have been silent. That such large unapproved structures with little attention to fire safety had come up at an ecologically sensitive area in Kolkata indicates the abysmal state of civic administration in what used to be the foremost city of India.

Source: The Hindu January 29, 2026 05:27 UTC