KOLKATA: Massive fire broke out at Bagri Market in Canning street in the early hours of Sunday. 30 fire engines are present on the spot to dispel fire. However, no injuries have been reported so far.
The fire started at ground floor of the five storied building and spread rapidly due to huge stock of inflammable articles, local media reported.
The building houses several medicine shops and trading outlets.Canning Street near the Burrabazar is one of the major trading hubs of the city.
“We are trying our best but firefighting operation is tough here because of the number of buildings. No injuries have been reported,” said Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee. The massive fire broke out at around 2:45 am on Sunday.
This is the second case of a fire breaking out in Kolkata city of West Bengal. On September 9, a fire had broken out at the Howrah Railway Station due to short-circuiting on an electricity board on a pillar near a food plaza in the station premises.
In another such case, a massive fire broke out at a Srinagar hotel here on Saturday with fire tenders trying to contain it from spreading.
