Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:32am on 19 Aug 2026,Wednesday India Global
Nine Bangladeshi nationals, including a child, were killed and six others injured after a fire broke out at a hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street in Kolkata around 2 am, according to the Fire Department. The victims had reportedly travelled to the city for medical treatment. Two fire tenders were deployed as firefighters conducted rescue and search operations at the hotel. Further details on the cause of the blaze and the identities of the victims were awaited. The report also mentioned a separate hotel fire in Tarapith, West Bengal, where at least eight people were reportedly killed after being trapped inside, with rescue operations continuing and fears that the toll could rise.
