‘It was like a horror movie’: Kolkata hotel fire survivors recount night of terror
A devastating fire in a Kolkata hotel claimed nine lives early Wednesday morning. Survivors recounted a night of terror as dark smoke engulfed the building's upper floors. Many guests alleged the establishment lacked essential fire alarms and adequate safety equipment. Prompt action by fire brigade personnel saved approximately eighty lives from the dangerous blaze. An investigation is underway…
Kolkata residents who survived a deadly hotel fire recounted their harrowing ordeal, describing it as akin to a scene from a horror movie. The inferno claimed nine lives, including a four-year-old child and two women, when it broke out at around 1.45am on Wednesday in a five-storey building in central Kolkata. Many survivors alleged that the establishment lacked fire alarms and safety equipment.
The fire, believed to have been caused by a short circuit, quickly spread through the building, engulfing the second and third floors. Fire officials stated that thick smoke, coupled with ventilation failures, made escape difficult for many trapped inside.
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