India News | 7 Killed, Several Injured, in Fire at Hotel Near Tarapith Temple in West Bengal's Birbhum
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Seven people died and several others were injured, allegedly due to a short circuit, at a hotel in Tarapith in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Monday, officials said.
Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], August 17 (ANI): Seven people died and several others were injured, allegedly due to a short circuit, at a hotel in Tarapith in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Monday, officials said.
Police reached the spot soon after the incident. The injured have been rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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Superintendent of Police Birbhum, Vidit Raj Bhundesh, said neither smoke nor flames were visible from the outside.
"Neither smoke nor flames were visible from the outside. Police and fire brigade teams arrived at the scene; 22 people were rescued using ladders, and 11 others were sent to the hospital...7 people have lost their lives in this incident," he told reporters.
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Bhundesh added, "A Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team will arrive here. The hotel operators have been taken into custody after an FIR was registered; we are questioning them and are proceeding with further action and investigation."
BJP MLA Dhruba Saha criticised the authorities over the incident and demanded an overhaul of the Tarapith Rampurhat Development Authority (TRDA).
"The system was already in shambles. TRDA (Tarapith Rampurhat Development Authority) should be overhauled. They made such a huge building, but there was no arrangement to control fire. Enter and die...several people have died," he told reporters.
More details are awaited. (ANI)
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