Photos and videos worn in Indian media showed people trying to escape through windows and tight protruding buildings.
Kolkata reported a telegraph newspaper that at least one person died when he jumped from the balcony trying to escape.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on x that “suffocated” by losing life in the fire.
Sahiba Chawdhary / Reuters 
Fires are common in India, where builders and residents often build laws and safety codes. Activists say builders often cross corners in safety for saving costs and accused the civil authorities of negligence and apathy.
2022. Year, at least 27 people were killed when the mass fire was annoyed even though a four-story commercial building in New Delhi.
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