Overview
- The fire broke out around early morning in a garments stall on platform two of Kolkata’s Bagha Jatin station, sending thick smoke across the platforms and causing panic.
- Train services on the Sealdah South section were suspended as a safety measure and later normalized, with reports differing on the duration of the disruption.
- MillenniumPost reported the fire was controlled within 20 minutes and fully doused in about 40 minutes, while IANS said it took roughly an hour to bring under control.
- No injuries were reported, though clothes and other stock in the gutted stall were destroyed and extensive damage is feared.
- Eastern Railway and the local fire department launched a joint investigation into the cause, and DRM Rajeev Saxena warned against the illegal use of fire near tracks.