By SUNIL Sonkar
Kolkata, March 23, Massive fire breaks in the heart of kolkata Tuesday afternoon in a multi-storey Stephen Court Building in Park Street. Many has been trapped inside the building. The injured has been rushed to SSK hospital. 30 fire tenders rushed to the building
The Stephen Court Building is very near to Park Hotel. Music World and Flury’s confectionary is on the ground floor of the building.
People are trapped in the 5th and 6th floor of the building.
Update: CNN-IBN reports two persons died. Times Now reports six people critically injured.
More Update: Fire under control. Death toll rises to 5.
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Pls see the list of major fires in last decade:
Are we going to learn from this, have you seen the visuals of fire in Bangalore last month, the lady who were asked to jump by fire brigade and then misses her. This is horrible.
Mumbai has high rises upto 60 floors in Tardeo, there are over 75 buildings which are above 45 storey. Suburbs has over 200 skyscrappers.
Thane building in Oct 09 seen death of 6 fire brigade personnels.
WAKE UP NOW>>>>>>>
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2002 – Lagos armoury explosion causes fire which destroys half of Lagos and killed 1,100 people
2002 – Edinburgh Cowgate fire
2002 – Rodeo-Chediski fire
2003 – Canberra bushfires fire that killed 4 and destroyed over 500 homes
2003 – Cedar Fire destroyed over 550 homes and many acres of land
2006 – Day Fire, Los Angeles and Ventura counties in California.
2007 – 2007 Greek forest fires large fire in Greece
2007 – October 2007 California wildfires Fires in California
2008 – Camden Market Fire, which caused severe damage to one of North London’s most famous shopping districts.
2009 – Kenyan oil spill ignition kills at least 111.
2009 – In February, at the end of a severe heatwave, bushfires swept through the Australian state of Victoria killing 173 people, injuring around 500, destroying at least 2029 homes and wiping entire towns off the map. They are the deadliest bushfires in Australia’s history and also one of Australia’s worst natural disasters.
I pray to God to Save all the people those are trapped in the building .
These accident are hearts every peoples…..i pray to god that help every person..