Kolkata: Railways staff stand on the street as they don’t seem to be allowed to enter the New Koilaghat building (Eastern Railway HQ), a day after a fire, in Kolkata, Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
After 9 individuals, together with three railway officers and a Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel died within the Monday night fire that broke out at a multi-story building in Kolkata, a senior Railway official mentioned that report of the high-level committee arrange to probe the incident will be submitted within three weeks.
“We are deeply saddened by the demise of nine persons including three Railway officials. A high-level probe committee led by Senior Chief Security Officer has been formed, as per the rules. Reports will be submitted within three weeks,” DJ Narain, the Additional Director General (Public Relations), Railways, mentioned.Â
Meanwhile, the Kolkata Police has registered a case within the incident and the investigation is being carried out by its Detective Department.
The fire on the thirteenth ground of the New Koilaghat building on Strand Road, which homes places of work of the Railways at Kolkata’s Strand Road claimed the lives of 4 firefighters, two railway officers, an assistant sub-inspector of Kolkata Police, a Railway Protection Force official and a safety individual.
The fire brigade reached the incident web site at round 6.30 pm and began operations to management the fire, which was introduced underneath management by 11 pm.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his grief on the tragedy and accredited an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh every from PMNRF for the following of kin of the deceased in addition to Rs 50,000 to these severely injured within the incident.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier introduced a Rs 10 lakh compensation and authorities jobs to one member of the deceased individual’s subsequent of kin.
Reacting to the incident, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday known as for a technical overhaul of fire and municipal providers.
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal introduced {that a} high-level committee will be arrange to confirm the trigger of the fire. Goyal mentioned that that help has been offered by the Railways to the state authorities and that officers had been working for rescue and aid efforts.
(With ANI inputs)
