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Kolkata blaze guts 600 shanties

IANS | By, Kolkata
Mar 10, 2008 10:41 AM IST

No casualty was reported as about 15 fire engines doused the flames after fighting for nearly five hours.

A devastating fire has gutted about 600 shanties in east Kolkata, causing huge damage to a large number of people who were rendered homeless and lost all their belongings.

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No casualty was reported as about 15 fire engines controlled the blaze on Sunday night after fighting the flames for nearly five hours.

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Fire brigade sources said the blaze started in a slum at Panchanna Gram and razed about 600 hutments in a few hours.

The probable cause was a gas cylinder explosion.

The fire, which broke out at about 6.30 pm, spread quickly among the bamboo huts with thatched roofs.

"We have lost everything. A huge quantity of garments that we sew and supply to boutiques and stores were destroyed. We are devastated," said a resident, wailing uncontrollably.

Senior politicians and some state ministers supervised the fire control operation.

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