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Turned into a tinderbox: Deadly fire at Kolkatas Florence Mansion

In the span of a week 18 people lost their lives in two hotel fires in West Bengal, one in Kolkata, another in Tarapith. The fires exposed the gaps in the States firefighting infrastructure, a lack of regulation, perpetuation of corruption, and societys divide between the haves and have-nots, reports Senjuti Sengupta

29 Aug 2026 11:57 pm