Kolkata railway building fireplace loss of life toll surges
The loss of life toll within the fireplace that broke out on the Eastern Railway workplace building in Kolkata’s Strand Road on Monday night time mounted to 9 with two extra our bodies recovered from the building. Those who have been killed included firefighting personnel and one policeman. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief on the lack of lives due to the hearth incident. Taking to Twitter, the prime minister stated, “Saddened by the loss of lives due to the fire tragedy in Kolkata. In this hour of sadness, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest.”
PM Narendra Modi additionally accredited an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh every from PMNRF for the subsequent of kin of those that have misplaced their lives due to the tragic fireplace in Kolkata, whereas Rs 50,000 could be given to these injured, the PMO stated.Â
Union Minister Piyush Goyal additionally expressed his condolences on the tragedy and stated a high-level inquiry staff comprising of 4 Principal heads of Railway departments has been ordered to confirm the reason for the hearth.
Taking to Twitter he stated, “Sincere condolences to the families of the 9 brave deceased including the 4 firefighters, 2 Railways personnel and an Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASI) who have been fighting the fire at the Eastern Railways Strand road office in Kolkata.”
He additional added, “Railway officials including the General Manager are at the site and are working in coordination with the State government for rescue and relief efforts. We are committed to doing everything possible to ensure the safety of all concerned,” Piyush Goyal added.
The Minister stated that “all possible assistance has been provided by the Railways to the State government during this unfortunate fire accident. A high-level inquiry consisting of four Principal heads of Railway departments has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the fire.”
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the location and introduced Rs 10 lakh compensation for the subsequent of kin of the deceased.
“It’s very sad. An ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each will be given to the kin of the deceased and a government job will be given to one family member,” Banerjee stated.
West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services Minister Sujit Bose had earlier stated: “Among the seven who died in today’s fire are four firefighters, an assistant police sub-inspector, and two Railway Protection Force officials.”
The chief minister additionally alleged that no official from the Railways had been on the scene.
“The property belongs to the Railways but unfortunately I found no senior officer from the railway here, and we were not even provided a map of the old multi-storey office building.”
Banerjee additionally stated: “I don’t want to do politics over the tragedy but no one from railways has come here.”
Manoj Joshi, General Manager, Eastern Railway stated: “Officers of Railways were present there, efforts were being made for whatever was required. Maybe any map wasn’t made available immediately, staff members of railways were present to guide about the building.”
Joshi stated that due to the hearth, one necessary set up of the Passenger Reservation System has been affected and repair was suspended.
“Efforts are being made through CRIS to recover it via disaster recovery system that has backup data. We’re hoping it’ll be done by morning,” the official stated.
“We will cooperate with the State in any probe they will conduct,” Joshi added.
The fireplace broke out on the highest flooring of the 13-storied building right here on Monday night, in accordance to a hearth official.
Fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the blaze on the building.
(With ANI inputs)
