4-year-old, eight others die in Kolkata hotel fire
Aug 19, 2026 • Sidrah Gohar • Fire / Accidents
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Siasat
At least nine people, including a four-year-old child, died and six were injured in an early Wednesday fire, August 19, at a dingy five-storey building on Mirza Galib Street in central Kolkata that housed several hotels, police said.Five fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze that erupted around 1:45 am. Police and Disaster Management Department personnel reached the spot for the rescue operation.
According to a senior official, 80 people have been rescued from the five-storey building.