Kolkata: In the Kolkata restaurant fire, a committee has been formed to investigate into the incident. The CM informed media that the hotel owner and the manager have been arrested.
On the Kolkata restaurant fire incident, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee told ANI, “We are going to make a committee to investigate this incident. The hotel owner and the manager have been arrested.”
“If any local representative from any party or administration is found to have helped them, then no one will be spared.” At least 14 people were killed in a fire that broke out in a hotel near Falpatti Machhua in central Kolkata on Tuesday, a senior police officer said.
“This fire incident occurred at around 8:15 p.m. at the premises of Rituraj Hotel. Fourteen bodies have been recovered, and the teams have rescued several people,” Manoj Kumar Verma, Kolkata Police Commissioner, told reporters.
He said that the fire is under control, and the rescue operation is still underway.
“The fire is under control, and rescue is underway. Further investigation is underway. A special team has also been formed for the investigation,” he said. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
