At least 20 people were feared to have suffocated to death in a massive fire that broke out at the AMRI hospital in Dhakuria of south Kolkata early on Friday, West Bengal Municipal Affairs minister Fi

At least 55 people were killed, most due to suffocation, in a massive fire at the AMRI hospital in south Kolkata early on Friday. Many more are believed to be trapped in the building, even as firemen, who many complained had reached the spot only after two hours, brought out the dead and injured using ropes and ladders.

The death toll in the fire tragedy in the AMRI hospital in south Kolkata early Friday has shot up to 61, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here.

She said 41 of the bodies had been broug

The West Bengal government will take action against the AMRI Hospital where 61 patients suffocated to death after a fire broke out in its premises on Friday.

"The state government will take stro

Chaos broke out on the premises of the AMRI Hospital where a fire broke out this morning with families of patients vandalising the reception counter aggrieved that no list of the dead and injured was

Witnesses narrated stories of utter chaos and inefficiency on the part of the authorities at the AMRI Hospital where a fire killed at least 61 people Friday.

Patients and their families were caught c

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday directed cancellation of the licence of AMRI hospital at Dhakuria where 70 patients died in a devastating fire.

The West Bengal government said AMRI hospital authorities did not make effort to rescue trapped patients and that action against them where over 30 patients suffocated to death after a fire broke out

Noted industrialists S.K. Todi and R.S. Goenka and four other directors of the city's AMRI hospital, where a fire broke out claiming 73 lives on Friday, were arrested and booked for several non-bailab

A major fire gutted three popular shopping complexes in south Mumbai early on Saturday, the fire brigade said. There were no casualties.

According to a fire brigade official, the fire broke out aroun