Fire tears through hotel in Kolkata, killing at least 14 people

Kolkata Fire: Hotel Violated Every Possible Safety Norm, Say Officials

What started as a minor blaze inside a virtual tinderbox of a hotel - operating without even basic firefighting provisions - quickly escalated into one of the worst fire tragedies in Kolkata in recent memory, claiming the lives of at least 14 people.

India: Kolkata hotel fire kills at least 14

Most victims died of suffocation, while at least one person died trying to jump from the roof of the Kolkata hotel.

Hotel fire in Kolkata, India kills at least 14 people, police say

Police in Kolkata, India say a fire tore through a hotel in the city, killing at least 14 people, including one who reportedly jumped from a balcony trying to escape.

Kolkata: Fourteen people killed in India hotel fire

Videos showed hotel guests trying to escape by climbing onto the ledges outside their windows.

Fire tears through hotel in Kolkata, killing at least 14 people

Police say a fire tore through a hotel in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, killing at least 14 people

At least 14 killed as fire rips through hotel in Kolkata, rescue operations under way

India News: NEW DELHI: At least 14 people died in a fire incident in hotel near Falpatti Machhua in central Kolkata on Tuesday, a senior police officer said.