At least two persons were charred to death in a fire at a hotel in southern Kolkata early today, police said.
Anup Agarwal and Jugalkishore Gupta, guests at the hotel, were rushed to a hospital after suffering serious injuries in the fire, but could not be saved.
The fire broke out at around 3 am, a senior police officer said, adding that up to 30 persons, including the hotel's staff, have been rescued, using ladders and also through the guidance of rescue workers.
Nine fire tenders were rushed to the site, who took three hours to douse the fire. Fire fighters and disaster management personnel had to break open the glass window panes of the hotel for the thick smoke to pass out, the officer said.
"The fire might have spread from the kitchen to the ground floor", he added.
"Apart from hotel guests, there were workers who were stuck inside. Among seven persons, two were seriously injured and succumbed when taken to the hospital," the officer said. According to the same official, the fire has been doused now and the situation is under control.
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