Kolkata hotel fire: Remains of 5 Bangladeshis to return through Benapole, 1 via Bhomra

Family of one of the victims wants her cremated in Kolkata 2 MIN(s) UPDATED 2 MIN(s) Kolkata Correspondent Onlookers and fire personnel gather at the site following a fire at a hotel in Kolkata on August 19, 2026. Photo: AFP The bodies of five Bangladeshi nationals who died in a fire at a hotel in Kolkata will be broug

The blaze erupted around 2 a.m on the second floor of Sikha Inn; 60 people were rescued from the five-storey building on Mirza Ghalib Street where several guest houses were operating

It's thought the blaze started from a malfunctioning air conditioning unit

Police have yet to confirm the identities of the deceased, but it has been reported all nine are Bangladeshi citizens caught up in the inferno in India

Initial reports suggest the fire may have been triggered by an air-conditioner explosion, though the exact cause is yet to be confirmed.

A Kolkata hotel fire claimed nine lives early Wednesday morning. Six individuals sustained injuries and received immediate medical attention. Meanwhile, a separate incident in Birbhum resulted in seven fatalities. This second fire occurred at a private hotel in Tarapith on Tuesday. Investigations into the causes of