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Kolkata Hotel Fire Kills Nine, Triggers Massive Safety Crackdown

A deadly fire at the Shikha Inn hotel in central Kolkata killed nine people, most of them Bangladeshi nationals, sparking a sweeping investigation and the closure of hundreds of hotels over fire safety violations.

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Fire at Kolkata hotel kills nine, including Bangladeshis

India Today ↗

Kolkata hotel fire kills 9 Bangladeshi nationals, leaves 6 injured

India News ↗

Hotel lease-holder arrested, two detained after fire

The Hindu ↗

16 hotels shut down, 13 others get notices

Times of India Kolkata ↗

Four days after hotel fire, owner arrested

Indian Express ↗

200 more hotels get closure notices in six days

Times of India Kolkata ↗

Under 10% hotels audited, association pleads for time

Times of India Kolkata ↗

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  1. Under 10% hotels audited, association pleads for time
    Times of India Kolkata
  2. Kin of Bangla fire victims eye return to city, fret over safe stay options
    Times of India Kolkata

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  1. Many hotels shut on their own, 200 more get closure notices in 6 days
    Times of India Kolkata

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  1. Fire fallout: Other hotel zones gain from Free School Street’s loss
    Times of India Kolkata
  2. Hotel Owner Arrested In Kolkata Fire That Killed 9, Including 7 Bangladeshis
    NDTV Top Stories
  3. Hotel Owner Arrested In Kolkata Blaze That Killed 9, Including 7 Bangladeshis
    NDTV India

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  1. Fire, deaths bolts from blue for industry looking at turnaround
    Times of India Kolkata
  2. Four days after Kolkata hotel fire killed nine, owner arrested
    Indian Express
  3. कोलकाता अग्निकांड: सात बांग्लादेशियों समेत नौ लोगों की हुई थी मौत, फरार मालिक बेहाला से कैसे चढ़ा हत्थे?
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  4. Hotel crackdown displaces Bangladeshi tourists, patients
    Times of India Kolkata

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  1. Owner does not have fire licence for any of his hotels
    Times of India Kolkata
  2. Ownership maze chokehold works against reform in hotel zone
    Times of India Kolkata
  3. Over 52 hotels in New Market area close down after KMC, fire department slap notice
    Times of India Kolkata