Fire ravages Bagree Market in Kolkata's commercial hub; 1,000 shops gutted

A massive fire gutted at least 1,000 business establishments in Kolkata's Bagree Market, causing huge losses to traders ahead of the Durga puja festival. The blaze, which erupted around 2.30 am on the ground floor of the multi-storey building in the congested Canning Street, continues to rage on, the Director General of West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services, Jagmohan, said.

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