May 02, 2026 04:17 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Bangladesh MP warns of refugee crisis if BJP wins West Bengal polls | Diplomatic row: Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over Himanta Biswa Sarma remarks | Supreme Court grants Pawan Khera anticipatory bail in case over allegations against Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife | ‘Not necessary to humiliate me with arrest’: Pawan Khera to SC over remarks on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife | ‘Let’s not choose for people capable of choosing’: Supreme Court to Centre on teen pregnancy termination | I-PAC co-founder Vinesh Chandel gets bail after Bengal polls conclude | Exit Polls Give Bengal to BJP—But One Survey Begs to Differ | Big defence push: Rajnath Singh to hold high-stakes talks with Italy’s Defence Minister | “Voting without fear”: PM Modi hails record turnout in West Bengal polls | Mamata Banerjee trying to intimidate Hindu voters, alleges Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur

Kolkata: New Market fire brought under control

| | Jul 31, 2015, at 04:53 am
Kolkata, Jul 30 (IBNS): The fire which broke out at the old complex (Hogg Market) of Kolkata's iconic New Market on Thursday night has been brought under control around 10:30 pm.
The fire was first seen from a garment shop- Jamana Departmental Store at the flowers market area of Hogg Market at around 8:45 pm.
 
As many as 17 fire engines, police force from the New Market Police Station, the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) staff and the disaster management group (DMG) rushed to the spot and firefighters fought for nearly one and half hours to arrest the fire.
 
State Minister Arup Biswas and deputy mayor of Kolkata Iqbal Ahmed also went there.
 
Biswas told IBNS, "Police and fire brigade did a great job. For their extraordinary works the fire could not spread to the rest of the market."
 
West Bengal Fire Minister Javed Ahmed Khan told IBNS: "Fire fighters have brought this major fire under control in just one and half an hour. We will investigate to know the proper reason of the fire."
 
However, no casualty has been reported so far. But the centre of the fire- Jamana Departmental Store has been gutted completely.
 
According to sources, more three fire engines are coming to the spot for cooling off process which could be continued till Friday morning.
 
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
 

 

#New Market fire # Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation # Javed Ahmed Khan # Kolkata # Hogg Market fire # Fire under control

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
Mamata’s midnight meltdown: CM stays 4 hours at strongroom over ‘EVM tampering’ fears
Mamata’s midnight meltdown: CM stays 4 hours at strongroom over ‘EVM tampering’ fears May 01, 2026, at 03:56 am
In Images: Mamata Banerjee casts her vote in Kolkata
In Images: Mamata Banerjee casts her vote in Kolkata Apr 29, 2026, at 05:27 pm
Missionaries of Charity Nuns Queue Up to Vote in Kolkata, A Picture of Quiet Civic Duty
Missionaries of Charity Nuns Queue Up to Vote in Kolkata, A Picture of Quiet Civic Duty Apr 29, 2026, at 03:46 pm
Related Videos
Subrata Gupta on Bengal Poll Phase 2 Apr 29, 2026, at 04:13 pm
Bengal polls: Chaos in Bhabanipur Apr 29, 2026, at 04:12 pm
Actor-MP Koel Mallick casts her vote in Kolkata Apr 29, 2026, at 04:11 pm