Tarapith (WB), Aug 17: At least seven people were killed and several others critically injured after a fire broke out at a hotel in West Bengal’s Birbhum district early Monday, police said. The blaze erupted around 5 am on the ground floor of the four-storey hotel in the temple town of Tarapith when most of […]

According to the preliminary assessment of the fire department, the blaze may have been caused by an electrical short circuit.

A devastating hotel fire in Tarapith, West Bengal, kills seven and injures several others as guests sleep.

A devastating hotel fire in Tarapith, West Bengal, kills seven and injures several others as guests sleep.

The incident took place in the temple town of Tarapith at around 4 am. Upon receiving information, two fire tenders were rushed to the spot and efforts to douse the blaze were initiated.

Kolkata: At least seven pilgrims were killed and some others were injured in a major fire at a hotel near the renowned Tarapith temple in Birbhum district