Kolkata market fire: Mamata condoles victims

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today condoled the death of the people, who were killed in the devastating fire in Surya Sen market here. Banerjee met the relatives of the victims who had come to identify bodies of their dear ones at the police morgue, officials said. [caption id=“attachment_642017” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Mamata Banerjee. Agencies.[/caption] Nineteen people died and 10 others were injured when a major fire engulfed a five-storey market complex housing shops storing mainly plastics and paper in Sealdah area of the city today. The fire was detected at 3.50 AM in the Surya Sen Market complex housing a godown-cum-office complex when the victims, mostly labourers working in the market, were sleeping, vice-chairman of the market Sushanta Ghose said. Of the 19 bodies, three are yet to be identified. PTI