Fire rages in Kolkata market
A huge fire has gutted much of a central market in Kolkata, destroying the livelihoods of about 7,000 people and threatening to bring down a 13-story building, officials said.
The fire hit more than 2,500 stalls and shops in the famous Burrabazar, the largest wholesale market in eastern India.
Soldiers and firefighters in the city, formerly known as Calcutta, were still trying to extinguish blazes in the top floors of a 13-story building, a fire official said. Several firefighters were slightly hurt, he said.
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