Elderly Woman Dies In Howrah Building Fire, 12 Rescued

An elderly woman died, while 12 people were rescued from a residential building in West Bengal's Howrah district where a fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

The body of 65-year-old Rupa Mukherjee was found inside a room of a flat in the building in Ankurhati area, police said. A Fire Brigade official said 12 people have been rescued from the five-storey



building. 

The blaze, which erupted at a flat in the third floor around 1 pm, was brought under control by five fire tenders after nearly two-and-a-half-hours, he said.

A forensic inquiry will be conducted to ascertain the cause of the fire, the official said. Locals alleged that lack of water sources in the vicinity proved to be a hindrance for the Fire Brigade officials in tackling the blaze.