5 Bangladeshis among 9 dead in Kolkata hotel fire on Mirza Ghalib St: Officials
Mirza Ghalib Street and its surrounding areas have numerous hotels that are frequented by Bangladeshi nationals
On Wednesday morning, a fire broke out at the Shikha Inn Hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street in Kolkata, resulting in the deaths of nine people. Among the victims were five Bangladeshis, including a three-year-old boy and a journalist from Kustia. The journalist, Debashish Dutta, had traveled to Bengaluru for medical treatment and was supposed to return to Bangladesh the following day with his family.
Their immediate family consists of his mother, Afsana Shimmin, three-year-old son Sharnashish Dutta, and his grandmother Md Akram Ali. Only one other Bangladeshi national, Ahmed Babu from Dhaka, survived the tragedy. Four others identified were a Jharkhand resident named Sandip Paswan, who worked in the hotel. Firefighters arrived at the scene and managed to control the blaze within two hours, but thick smoke engulfed the third floor.
Reports indicate that the hotel lacked essential safety measures such as a fire alarm, exit routes, and firefighting systems. Residents and political figures have criticized the lack of enforcement of fire safety norms in the area.
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