KOLKATA: A fire at a hotel in north Kolkata’s Mechhua wholesale fruit market area on Tuesday evening left at least 14 dead and several others injured. Sanjay Paswan, 40, clambered onto a ledge in panic and jumped, leading to his death.
Another person suffered a fractured leg after a fall while attempting to clamber down a drainpipe. Firefighters and Disaster Management Group personnel were still engaged in rescue operations when reports last came in.
Several of those rescued were taken to…
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