1 week ago
Guest Trapped 30 Minutes in Calcutta Hotel Fire
Md Ujjal was sleeping in a hotel in Calcutta when a fire started nearby.
He woke up after hearing people cry for help.
Flames were burning in another part of his floor.
Ujjal could not safely leave because the hotel appeared to have only one way out.
He opened his window and shouted for help.
He waited for about 30 minutes before firefighters reached him.
The firefighters brought him outside at around 2:50am.
Later, police helped him and other guests collect their belongings.
Ujjal said the hotel was crowded and did not have enough fire-safety measures or an emergency exit.
A 49-year-old Bangladeshi visitor was trapped on a hotel’s second floor during an early-Wednesday fire.
Md Ujjal said he woke to cries for help and saw flames elsewhere on the same floor.
He reported that the building had only one exit through the front door and no emergency exit.
Firefighters rescued Ujjal at about 2:50am after he waited nearly 30 minutes for help.
Police later escorted hotel guests inside at about 6:30am to collect belongings and documents.
- Who
- Md Ujjal, a 49-year-old visitor from Khulna, Bangladesh, along with other hotel guests, firefighters and police.
- What
- A fire trapped Ujjal on the hotel’s second floor for nearly 30 minutes before firefighters rescued him.
- Where
- A hotel in Calcutta, India, on the second floor.
- When
- In the early hours of Wednesday; Ujjal was rescued at about 2:50am and returned to collect belongings at about 6:30am.
- Why
- The fire blocked the apparent only route out through the front door; Ujjal also reported a lack of fire-safety measures and no emergency exit.
Key facts
- Guest
- Md Ujjal, 49, from Khulna, Bangladesh
- Location
- A hotel in Calcutta
- Fire timing
- Early hours of Wednesday
- Trapped duration
- Nearly 30 minutes
- Rescue time
- Around 2:50am
- Document retrieval
- Police escorted guests back at about 6:30am
- Safety concerns
- Ujjal reported a congested hotel, a single apparent exit and no emergency exit
Quotes
Md Ujjal
Hotel guest from Khulna, Bangladesh
“I arrived yesterday. I was very tired and went to sleep early. I don’t know when or exactly where the fire broke out.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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