Kolkata, January 20: Sunday morning brought some bad news for the Traders Assembly Building at Gariahat as fire broke out in the building late in the night. According to a report in the Times of India, eight fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. Kumbh Mela 2019: Fire Erupts at Kalpavasi Camp in Prayagraj, No Casualties Reported.

The daily quoted fire officials as saying that the blaze had its origin either from the transformers in the building on the ground floor, or in any of the temporary shops that the hawkers have set up outside the building on the footpath just outside the structure. Kolkata Fire: 2 Injured at a Two-Storied Building Fire in Bowbazar.

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As far as the rescue operations are concerned, many are feared trapped in the building. An elderly woman has been rescued, according to the latest update. The fire tenders are involved in the rescue operations and are trying to douse the flames.

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