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Fire breaks out in multi-storey commercial building in Kolkata
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    Kolkata, Apr 26 (PTI) A major fire broke out on the
top floor a four-storey commercial building in south Kolkata
on Thursday, a fire brigade official said here.
    At least 12 fire tenders have been pressed into
service to douse the flames, he said.
    According to a police officer, the building, near
Rabindra Sadan Metro station, has been evacuated and no one is
known to have sustained injuries in the fire, which was
reported around 9.20am.
    Senior fire brigade personnel and police officers,
including the Director General of Fire Services, have reached
the site to review the situation.
    The incident led to massive traffic snarls during the
rush hour on the arterial Asutosh Mukherjee Road and its
adjoining areas. PTI AMR
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