Fire damages portions of heritage New Market complex in Kolkata

A fire broke out in the heritage New Market complex in the heart of the city on Thursday damaging several shops. 

The fire broke out at around 8.56 PM in the flower market in the old section of the prestigious New Market, senior officers of the state Fire Services Department said. After one and half hours of fire fighting, the flames were doused. 17 fire tenders were pressed into service to bring the blaze under control, the officers said.  The shopkeepers helped the firemen to open shutters of unused stores to bring the fire under control. 

There were no reports of any casualty or injuries to any person and the cause behind the fire was yet to be ascertained, they added. 

This is the second such fire in the same area in just four months.

Additional inputs from Pooja Mehta