India, June 26 -- The death toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse in West Bengal rose to 14 on Friday as search and rescue operations continued amid fears that more workers could still be trapped under the debris. In a related development, police arrested Kalicharan Banerjee, former officer on special duty (OSD) to ex-Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim, in connection with the case.

"At least 14 persons have been killed and another 18 are injured. The death toll could rise further as some workers could still be trapped under the iron and concrete debris. Search and rescue operations are still continuing. The army, NDRF, police, civil defence and fire brigade are all at work," a senior police officer said.

On Thursday, West Bengal chief ministe...