Rescue personnel perform operations after a hearth broke out at a non-public resort in Tarapith, in Birbhum district, West Bengal, on August 17, 2026. No less than seven individuals have been killed and a number of other others critically injured.
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No less than seven individuals died after a hearth broke out at a resort at Tarapith in West Bengal’s Birbhum district within the early hours of Monday (August 17, 2026). In line with the preliminary evaluation of the hearth division the hearth was attributable to an electrical quick circuit from a resort close to Tarapith Police Station.
About 22 individuals have been rescued from the resort by hearth fighters and police.
Tarapith attracts devotees all throughout the yr and there was lot of crowd within the temple city through the auspicious month of Shravan. A lot of the deceased have been devotees who have been staying within the resort. The proprietor of the resort has been detained for questioning.
Birbhum SP Vidit Raj Bhundesh stated that 11 individuals have been admitted to hospital out of which seven individuals have died.
“The fireplace might need been attributable to a brief circuit on the floor flooring. Later it unfold throughout few different flooring too. Nonetheless, the very fact will likely be ascertained following an intensive investigation,” the SP stated In line with the Police Officer, the entrance gate of the resort was closed and solely a again gate was open as a consequence of which the residents couldn’t exit well timed. “We’ve protected the PO [point of occurrence]. We’ve requisitioned FSL. We’ve detained the son of the resort proprietor and strict authorized motion will likely be taken,” he stated.
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There was a number of situations of fireplace in lodges in West Bengal. Final yr in Kolkata a hearth at Rituraj Lodge at within the Burrabazar space had left 14 individuals lifeless.
Revealed – August 17, 2026 10:04 am IST
