Fire breaks out inside KLC, no one injured

Kolkata: Fire broke out at a construction site located at Kochpukur in Kolkata Leather Complex (KLC) area late on Sunday night. Three fire tenders doused the fire within an hour. No one was injured in the incident.

According to sources, at around 2:50 am on Sunday night, fire broke out at the temporary bamboo structure inside the construction premises of a private company. The said structure was used as a hut for labourers engaged in the construction work.

Some labourers from other huts saw the fire and alerted the occupants of the incident. Immediately, the structure was evacuated and labourers started pouring water on the hut to douse the fire. But that did not help much as the fire was spreading fast due to strong winds.

The fire brigade and KLC police station were informed. Soon, three fire tenders reached the spot and started spraying water. At around 4 am, the fire was controlled. Due to quick action by the firefighters, it could not spread to other parts of the construction site despite the strong winds. However, the hut was almost burnt down to ashes.

Later, firefighters found out an LPG cylinder which was still leaking. Immediately, necessary action was taken to stop the gas leak.

According to firefighters, the fire could have taken a

devastating shape if the LPG cylinder had burst. Firefigh-ters made sure that no other external cause was behind the fire.

Question arose as to why the LPG cylinder was kept close to the labourers' hut as it could have exploded, leading to a much worse disaster.