A massive fire broke out at a 5-story building in Ganesh Chandra Avenue of Central Kolkata on Thursday. Fire tenders are present at the spot, and efforts are underway to control the fire.
"Fire broke out in a paper-cupboard godown in Golmarket of Pune, during the early hours today. 9 fire tenders reached the spot and doused the fire," informed officials.
At least 19 children were killed on Monday after the dormitory of a girls' boarding school in Guyana caught fire overnight, The Washington Post reported.
A fire broke out in a residential building in the Subhash Nagar area of the national capital on Tuesday morning due to a short circuit, said a fire official.
"At least six shops and commercial establishments along with properties worth several lakhs of rupees were gutted in the fire incident," officials said.
Fire tenders took about three hours to bring the blaze under control after which a body of a woman, Maya (30) was found in the bathroom of the basement.