Kolkata, Aug. 20 -- Five Bangladeshi nationals, including a two-year-and-eight-month-old boy, a Jharkhand resident and a Siliguri resident were among nine people killed after a fire broke out at a hotel on the second floor of a five-storey building on Mirza Ghalib Street in central Kolkata around 2am on Wednesday, city police and Kolkata's Bangladesh deputy high commission officials said. A five-member special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to probe the fire and alleged lapses in fire-safety measures. The blaze broke out at Shikha Inn, one of several small hotels operating from the building at 15H Mirza Ghalib Street. Four fire tenders reached the spot and brought the fire under control in about two hours, officials said. The building is around 50 metres from the West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services headquarters and within about 500 metres of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said the fire highlighted alleged failures in enforcing safety norms. "This tragedy is a grim reminder of the legacy of negligence left behind by the previous regime," he wrote on X. "A five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into this incident." the CM added. The five Bangladeshi victims were identified as Debashish Dutta, 39, a journalist from Kustia; his wife Afsana Sharmin, 27; their two-year-and-eight-month-old son Swarnashish Dutta; Afsana's father Md Akram Ali, 74; and Ahmed Babu (37) from Dhaka, deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata, Mohammad Khaled said. Bangladesh deputy high commission officials said Dutta had travelled to Bengaluru for medical treatment. The family checked into the Kolkata hotel on Tuesday after returning from Bengaluru and was scheduled to return to Bangladesh on Wednesday. "Two bodies remained unidentified till Wednesday evening," deputy commissioner of police (central division) Praween Prakash said. Firefighters said thick smoke quickly engulfed the third floor cutting off access to the only staircase. "We rescued more than 60 persons who were unhurt but at least nine people were found unconscious. They were rushed to hospital," a fire brigade officer said. The officer added, "We suspect a short circuit caused the fire. We can confirm only after the forensic analysis." Md Ujjwal, a 49-year-old businessman from Khulna in Bangladesh staying at Hotel Adrita on the same floor, said, "With the fire blocking access to the only staircase, I locked myself inside the room and broke a plank near the air-conditioner to allow fresh air in. About an hour later, the fire brigade rescued me," he said. Amirul Hossain, a guest at the hotel, said, "There was no fire alarm, no fire exit, and no firefighting system. It was a miracle that we managed to escape." State fire and emergency services minister Kaushik Chowdhury said, "In each of the floors there were at least four to five hotels. The rooms in these hotels were small and most of them didn't have any window or ventilation. There was hardly any fire-alarm or fire-fighting system." Locals said the buildings at 15F, 15G and 15H Mirza Ghalib Street were originally residential but were gradually converted into commercial spaces....