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Eight killed in factory fire
CALCUTTA, JULY 8: In a gruesome incident, eight employees, including six women, of a bulb manufacturing unit were burnt to death and seve...
Written by Press Trust Of India
July 9, 1999 12:00 AM IST
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CALCUTTA, JULY 8: In a gruesome incident, eight employees, including six women, of a bulb manufacturing unit were burnt to death and seven others injured when a gas cylinder burst in their factory at Rajarhat in West Bengal8217;s North 24 Parganas district today, police said.
The police said the fire, which broke out at 0930 hours in a room on the third floor of the factory, was doused by five fire tenders after a 75-minute firefight.
The injured were admitted to the R G Kar hospital in the city.
State Home Police Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has ordered the immediate arrest of the owners of the factory and the building and an enquiry into the cause of the mishap.
Fire Services Minister Pratim Chatterjee and Urban Development Minister Ashok Bhattacharya later visited the spot.
Tension prevailed in the area as a mob, including employees of the company, staged a demonstration at the spot protesting against the alleged negligence on the part of the factory owner.
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