Kolkata, Nov. 6 -- A major disaster was averted on Friday evening after a fire broke out on the second floor of a multi-storey residential building on Lenin Sarani in Central Kolkata's Taltala area. No casualties or injuries were reported.
The fire broke out around 7 pm, triggering panic in the densely populated neighbourhood after residents spotted thick smoke and flames billowing from the second-floor windows.
Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Firefighters battled the blaze for nearly an hour before bringing it under control by 8 pm. Cooling operations continued for another half an hour.
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