Archive · 17 Sep 2025
Santoshpur Station Fire Disrupts Services, Damages Stalls
Imagine a fire started at a train station in Kolkata early one morning.
It began in some stalls at the station.
The fire made it impossible for trains to run on the line that goes through that station.
People at the station tried to put out the fire, but firefighters arrived.
They put out the fire after a couple of hours.
Luckily, no one was hurt, but about a dozen shops were destroyed.
After the fire was gone, the trains started running again, but some were delayed.
The fire is thought to have started from a gas cylinder.
A fire damaged stalls at Santoshpur station.
The fire disrupted suburban train services on the Sealdah-Budge Budge section.
The fire was reported shortly after 7:00 AM on Tuesday.
About a dozen shops were gutted in the fire.
Train services resumed a little after 9:30 AM.
- Who
- Stall owners, workers, residents, railway officials, and fire brigade
- What
- A fire broke out at Santoshpur station, damaging stalls and disrupting train services.
- When
- The fire was reported shortly after 7:00 AM; train services resumed after 9:30 AM.
- Where
- Santoshpur station in Kolkata
- Why
- Suspected to be a cooking gas cylinder or stove.
Railway Officials
Stall Owners
Stalls
Railway Officials
Unauthorised stalls located on station grounds pose potential risks to passengers.
Stall Owners
Stalls were present at the station.
- Location
- Santoshpur Station, Kolkata
- Incident Type
- Fire
- Date
- Tuesday morning
- Cause (Suspected)
- Cooking gas cylinder or stove
- Shops Damaged
- About a dozen
- Train Line Affected
- Sealdah-Budge Budge section
- Train Service Resume Time
- A little after 9:30 AM
