Two managers of the Anandapur warehouse of momo chain Wow Momo, where a fire killed at least three employees on Monday morning, were arrested on Friday morning. He is said to be the owner of both the warehouses, one of which Wow Momo had rented. So far, three Wow Momo employees have been confirmed dead. He said “not even a matchstick” had been lit in the Wow Momo warehouse. Two of the Wow Momo employees who died in the blaze -- Pankaj Halder and Basudeb Halder -- had certificates of participation in past fire drills, police sources said.

Source: The Telegraph January 31, 2026 01:35 UTC