Three dead, several still missing in Kolkata warehouse fire

The Police on Monday confirmed the death of three people in a massive fire at a warehouse in Anandapur area on the southern outskirts of Kolkata, while several others are still missing.

According to the police, about 15 fire engines are working on a war footing to douse the fire which broke out at the dry food warehouse at around 3 am in the morning. The search for



others is still underway. With the fire partially under control, firefighters have entered the building with gas cutters.

The warehouse in Nazirabad in Anandapur, primarily stored dry, packaged food items and bottles of soft drinks.

According to the fire department, the blaze spread to two adjacent warehouses and almost everything has been destroyed.