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The fig of dormant successful the fire astatine a warehouse successful Kolkata’s warehouse accrued to 16 with the betterment of much bodies connected Wednesday. A monolithic occurrence had breached retired astatine a warehouse successful the Nazirabad country of Anandapur successful the aboriginal hours of January 26. Several workers were trapped wrong the warehouse and the occurrence continued to rage for 36 hours till the day of January 27.
Two warehouses located successful the premises were gutted down successful the fire, 1 was of a section decorator and different was a nutrient chain. The constabulary connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026) arrested the proprietor of a warehouse Gangadhar Das and produced him successful the Baruipur Subdistrict Court.
The bodies of the victims person been charred beyond designation and successful immoderate cases DNA tests whitethorn beryllium indispensable to ascertain the individuality of the victims. Three of the deceased were from the fast-food concatenation and remaining from the decorator firm. Almost 3 days aft the fire, the fast-food concatenation Wow Momo came retired with a connection saying that the institution was grieving the nonaccomplishment of 3 valued employees. According to the statement, the occurrence emerged from the neighbouring premises reportedly started owed to unauthorised cooking of the warehouse.
Senior officials of West Bengal Fire Department person besides pointed retired that determination were nary occurrence licence and nary occurrence information arrangements astatine the warehouse. Questions person besides been raised arsenic to however warehouse could run successful the ecologically delicate country of East Kolkata Wetlands, which is besides Ramsar Site.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mayor and Minister successful West Bengal authorities Firhad Hakim had visited the warehouses that were gutted successful occurrence and announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh to the adjacent of kin of the deceased. Most of the deceased were workers who hailed from the districts and had travel to enactment successful these warehouses. The household members of the deceased person lodged missing complaints and person been moving from pillar to station successful hunt of their loved ones.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a nationalist gathering astatine Singur connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026) referred to the occurrence and said a compensation of ₹10 lakh has been announced for each victim’s family. “The decorators and Wow Momo are compensating them arsenic well. I person asked the constabulary to supply employment to 1 household subordinate and enlistee them arsenic civic volunteers,” she added.
Leader of Opposition successful West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari demanded the resignation of State’s Fire Minister Sujit Bose implicit the incident. He said that a delegation of 20 BJP leaders volition sojourn the warehouse connected Thursday (January 29, 2026).’
BJP person Amit Malviya besides added that alternatively of making insensitive remarks connected the unfortunate demise of the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee indispensable absorption connected ensuring justness and timely alleviation for the families of victims affected successful the occurrence successful West Bengal. “She indispensable besides explicate wherefore her curate Sujit Bose failed to scope the mishap tract for astir 32 hours. Such negligence is unacceptable,” helium added.
