Fire at Kolkata’s Park Street High Rise, 10 Fire Tenders on Spot

A fire broke out on the 5th floor of a high-rise building, Apeejay House, at Park Street in Kolkata.

A fire broke out at the Apeejay House in Kolkata’s Park Street area on Monday, 5 November, reported ANI. The building was evacuated and no causalities have been reported yet.

Ten fire tenders were pressed into action.

Speaking to NDTV, fire officials said that the blaze might have started from the server room of one of the offices in the building.

The traffic police issued an advisory, saying traffic in the nearby areas was affected or diverted due to the fire.

Traffic update:-
Due to a fire incident on Park Street, traffic on Park Street is closed from Mullick Bazar Crossing. Necessary diversions are on.

— DCP Traffic Kolkata (@KPTrafficDept) November 5, 2018

(With inputs from ANI and NDTV)

(This is a developing story and will be updated.)