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The 2013 Kolkata market fire was a fire accident that occurred in a five-storeyed marketplace in Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, India, on 27 February 2013. An estimated 19 people, who were mostly labourers working in the market were killed in the accident. Initial reports indicate the fire might have been initiated by a short circuit in the first floor of the market. The fire accident in the second major fire in Kolkata after the 2011 AMRI hospital fire accident that killed 90 people. ==The accident== The Surya Sen street market was an illegal market operating in the area of Surya Sen street. An estimated 19 people, who were mostly labourers working in the market were killed in the accident, and 17 people were admitted to the hospital in critical condition. Most of the people who were killed in the accident were shopkeepers and labourers who stayed overnight in the market. The accident occurred at around 3:50 in the morning. The rescue operations took nearly 3 hours for the 20 fire tenders who fought the fire. The rescue operations were hampered by smoke in the narrow lanes leading to the fire and in the only exit available in the building. Eyewitness have alleged that the fire brigade were late and the rescue operations were delayed as gas masks and gas cutters were not brought along.〔 Initial reports suggest that fire might have been initiated by a fire in the eatery. The market fire is the second major one in Kolkata after the 2011 AMRI hospital fire accident that killed 90 people. The Chief Minister admitted lapses on implementing the fire safety steps from the 2011 incident.〔 The Chief Minister of the state, Mamata Banerjee visited the site afterwards.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2013 Kolkata market fire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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