Kolkata, Jan 12 (Inditop.com) A fire broke out in Kolkata’s Ultadanga slum Tuesday razing the entire area, an official said. No casualty has been reported.
At least 35 fire engines were pressed into service to battle the blaze. The entire slum area was razed by the fire which broke out in three different places, the official added.
Train services in Eastern Railway’s (ER) Sealdah division were affected as the power supply in the overhead wire was temporary cut off by the railway authorities as a precautionary measure.
“We cut off power supply in the overhead wire to avert any big accident. This apart, many people also came on to the railway tracks as their shanties were gutted due to the fire,” an ER spokesperson told Inditop.
The fire also damaged a portion of the Bidhannagar railways station.
“Our officers are still there and they are looking into the situation,” he said.
