A fire broke out at a flat in Haridevpur's Diamond City South Housing Complex from a lamp around 10.30am on Sunday. Five tenders doused the flames, police said. We spotted thick smoke coming out of the balcony,” said Supratim Chakraborty, a resident of the housing complex on Sarat Pally, Pashchim Putiari in Haridevpur near Tollygunge. The fire was reported from an apartment on the fifth floor of Tower II of the housing complex. Four of the towers of the housing complex are at least 14 years old, while the fifth one is relatively new, sources said.

Source: The Telegraph February 16, 2026 01:04 UTC