July 11, 2026 04:09 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
'Highway blocked, stones pelted, cops injured': BJP faces open revolt in Madhya Pradesh over Narottam Mishra ticket snub | Two Kolkata Police DCPs suspended over alleged remarks against Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari | Bail to Bloodbath: Telangana man allegedly kills wife, kids and teen who accused him of sexual harassment | Prakash Raj gets bail in multiple voter registration case linked to 2019 polls | ED raids Shekhar Suman associate's premises in FEMA case; phone allegedly thrown from 13th floor | 'Candidate fled': Prashant Kishor jibes BJP over Bankipur nominee change | BJP replaces candidate days before high-stakes Bankipur bypoll | Foreign franchise league enters India! BBL opener to be played in Chennai, announce Modi-Albanese | 'They could have stopped me': Vijay blames police, former DMK government over Karur stampede | 'People will correct their 2025 mistake': Electoral debutant Prashant Kishor predicts BJP defeat in Bankipur

Major fire breaks out at Dunlop warehouse near Kolkata

| | Feb 13, 2016, at 06:39 pm
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IBNS): A major fire broke out on Saturday in a three-storey warehouse of plastic chairs at Dunlop area in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, officials said.
According to reports, the fire was first seen around 11:30 am. After getting information, as many as 20 fire tender engines and police from Baranagar Police Station  rushed to the spot. Fire fighters have started operation to bring the blaze under control.
 
The warehouse is located at a very congested area and near B. T. Road. Few residential buildings, apartments, a college and a petrol pump are situated  very close to the warehouse-building.
 
Police have evacuated all residential buildings nearby.
 
The Director General (DG) of West Bengal Fire Service, Sanjay Mukherjee told IBNS, "After getting news of the fire, we have sent over 20 fire tender engines and maximum engines have reached the spot. Four divisional fire officers and the director of West Bengal Fire Service are also on the spot. Fire fighting operation is currently underway. We believe, the fire will be brought under control by 1:30."
 
However, no casualty has been reported so far.
 
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)  
#Dunlop warehouse near Kolkata # Major fire breaks

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Images
In Images: Auckland’s Sky Tower lights up in Indian Tricolour on Modi's historic New Zealand visit
In Images: Auckland’s Sky Tower lights up in Indian Tricolour on Modi's historic New Zealand visit Jul 11, 2026, at 12:46 am
In Images: PM Modi makes maiden New Zealand visit on final leg of three-nation visit
In Images: PM Modi makes maiden New Zealand visit on final leg of three-nation visit Jul 10, 2026, at 11:30 pm
In Images: PM Modi makes maiden New Zealand visit on final leg of three-nation visit
In Images: PM Modi makes maiden New Zealand visit on final leg of three-nation visit Jul 10, 2026, at 11:30 pm
Related Videos
Honeymoon couple decorated coup flouting railway rules Jul 10, 2026, at 07:00 pm
Chilling CCTV video of flash flood -landslide from Kerala’s Wayanad Jul 10, 2026, at 06:59 pm
Agnimitra Paul at a book launch in Kolkata Jul 10, 2026, at 06:56 pm