Firefighters douse the flames as people stand on parapets to escape the fire at Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata. Source: The Indian ExpressFirefighters douse the flames as people stand on parapets to escape the fire at Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata. Source: The Indian ExpressAt least 14 people, including two children, died in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata late on Tuesday when a fire blazed through a six-storey hotel in a congested neighbourhood, authorities said. The fire was reported around 8:15pm (1445 GMT) and was first detected in a room close to the kitchen on the first floor of the Rituraj Hotel, police sources said. Many guests of the hotel managed to escape on time but one person jumped from the roof out of fear and died, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim told reporters.

Source: bd News24 April 30, 2025 04:28 UTC