Fire engulfs government building in India’s Kolkata
Fire engines called in to salvage 10-storey New Secretariat building, which is more than a hundred years old.
A fire broke out in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, at one of its oldest buildings in the city, local media reports.
Twenty fire engines were deployed to the burning New Secretariat building on Friday, which houses government offices, NDTV news agency reported.
It was not as yet clear if people were trapped inside the building but another Indian news website, DNA, reported that the fire had broken out on the eighth floor of the 10-storey building.
India’s governing BJP party posted the following image on social media website Twitter.
Fire breaks out at New Secretariat Building in Kolkata; 20 fire tenders rush to spot. pic.twitter.com/twxQf6UrGO
— BJP India (@BJPIndiaBJP) April 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/BJPIndiaBJP/status/586411336235556864