On Thursday afternoon at the Blue Cherry Guest House, which was on the top floor of a four-storey building in South Kolkata, a massive fire erupted. The accident happened in the locality of Anawar Shah Road, which led to a massive panic among the visitors and other people living nearby. The senior police officials have reported no immediate casualties.
The fire was initially reported at about 1 PM, and this is why three fire tenders were immediately dispatched to control the fire. The firefighters arrived at the scene and engaged in an intense operation of extinguishing the flames, and no one was trapped in the building. People could see heavy smoke coming out of the top floor, and this was an alarm to the guests and the locals in the area.
One senior police officer was quoted as saying that initial investigations indicate that the fire could have been occasioned by an electrical short circuit. The officer said firefighting activities were ongoing and that everything within the building was okay. Law enforcers were keeping a close watch, and other firefighting equipment was on reserve so that the fire would not extend to the surrounding buildings.
The fire arrives at a very difficult portent in the city of Kolkata and West Bengal, which is still trying to deal with the disturbances of the heavy rains preceding Durga Puja. The incident has also increased the worries of the people residing in the area because it is an additional emergency to the challenges already posed by the damage caused by the weather.
Authorities have been encouraging citizens to stay calm and stay out of the Guest House area so that emergency services can operate effectively. As long as the firefighting operation is underway, the structural safety of the building is also being examined by the authorities, as well as the amount of damage caused by the fire. There is immediate support being accorded to the residents and guests who were caught in the incident, and investigations are still underway to establish the actual cause.
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