Piyali Mitra(@Plchakraborty):#Breaking| Following the hotel fire incident in Kolkata’s New Market area that claimed nine lives, West Bengal Fire Department has issued show-cause notices to 9 guest houses and 4 restaurants-cum-bars on Mirza Ghalib Street. They have been asked to respond within 24 hours as to why a Closure Order under Section 37A of the Fire Act should not be issued against them for non-compliance with fire-safety measures, despite repeated notices directing the establishments to rectify the identified shortcomings.

Piyali Mitra

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2026.08.20 05:29

#Breaking#| Following the hotel fire incident in Kolkata’s New Market area that claimed nine lives, West Bengal Fire Department has issued show-cause notices to 9 guest houses and 4 restaurants-cum-bars on Mirza Ghalib Street. They have been asked to respond within 24 hours as to why a Closure Order under Section 37A of the Fire Act should not be issued against them for non-compliance with fire-safety measures, despite repeated notices directing the establishments to rectify the identified shortcomings.