Archive · 27 Oct 2025
Kolkata Slum Fire: Eight Injured, Cause Suspected to Be LPG Blast
On Monday afternoon, a fire broke out in a slum area in Kolkata.
The fire may have started because of a gas cylinder exploding.
Eight people living in the slum were hurt and had to go to the hospital.
Firefighters were able to stop the fire quickly, in about an hour.
A fire occurred in a slum in the Beltala area of South Kolkata.
Eight residents were injured in the fire.
The fire is suspected to have started from an LPG cylinder blast.
Firefighters put out the flames within an hour.
Injured residents were admitted to a nearby hospital.
- Who
- Eight residents
- What
- Fire at a slum
- When
- Monday afternoon, around 2 pm
- Where
- Beltala, South Kolkata
- Why
- Suspected LPG cylinder blast
- Incident
- Fire at Beltala slum
- Location
- Beltala, South Kolkata
- Injured
- Eight residents
- Cause (Suspected)
- LPG cylinder blast
- Time
- Around 2 pm Monday
- Fire Extinguished
- Within an hour
Sources
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