{"id":140553,"date":"2025-04-30T13:24:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T13:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/14-dead-including-2-children-after-hotel-fire-breaks-out-in-india\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:24:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T13:24:43","slug":"14-dead-including-2-children-after-hotel-fire-breaks-out-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/14-dead-including-2-children-after-hotel-fire-breaks-out-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Dead, Including 2 Children, After Hotel Fire Breaks Out in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/hmPEK8Ca7JfXndCdrBdOjAzHXeA=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/rituraj-hotel-fire-kolkata-043025-3-850d042436c44c118912cd839a35a26e.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<ul id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<li><strong>Fourteen folks, together with two youngsters, have reportedly died after a fireplace broke out on the Rituraj Hotel on Tuesday, April 29<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The hearth reportedly started at round 7:30 p.m. native time and lasted eight hours<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>According to <em>Telegraph India, <\/em>among the many individuals who had been rescued,<em> <\/em>13 fell sick and had been taken to the hospital<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> At least 14 folks have reportedly died after a resort hearth in India.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hotel-fire-kolkata-india-2025\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>, senior police officer Manoj Kumar Verma advised reporters that the fireplace befell on Tuesday, April 29, on the Rituraj Hotel in central Kolkata.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraphindia.com\/west-bengal\/kolkata\/kolkata-hotel-fire-three-of-chennai-family-among-14-dead-minister-blames-management\/cid\/2096803\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Telegraph India<\/em><\/a> studies that the fireplace started at round 7:30 p.m. native time and wasn&#8217;t introduced underneath management till eight hours later.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9w80gvykyxo\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>, authorities are nonetheless finishing up rescue operations.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The reason behind the fireplace is presently unknown. The blaze was reportedly put out by six hearth engines, per CBS News.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> PEOPLE has contacted the Kolkata Police and the Rituraj Hotel for remark.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> According to <em>Telegraph India, <\/em>10 males, one girl, a 10-year-old lady and a 3-year-old lady died within the hearth, whereas one other individual died after falling from the constructing whereas attempting to flee.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Never miss a narrative \u2014 join <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-news-inline\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free every day publication<\/a> to remain up-to-date on one of the best of what PEOPLE has to supply, from juicy celeb information to forcing human curiosity tales.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Firefighters at Rituraj Hotel on April 30, 2025.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>DIBYANGSHU SARKAR\/AFP through Getty<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The outlet studies that there have been 88 company contained in the resort, which reportedly has 42 rooms.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Police have reportedly recognized eight of the victims thus far. Three members of a household of 5 from Chennai had been additionally reportedly among the many deceased.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-puzzler-8620185\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is right here! How rapidly are you able to resolve it? Play now<\/a>!<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Meanwhile,<em> Telegraph India <\/em>studies that amongst these rescued from the constructing, 13 folks fell sick and had been taken to the hospital.\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Local authorities exterior Rituraj Hotel on April 30, 2025.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>DIBYANGSHU SARKAR\/AFP through Getty<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The outlet provides {that a} Kolkata Police officer confirmed that just one individual was nonetheless within the hospital.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> A visitor from Mumbai, named Shyam, had additionally reportedly fallen asleep in his room and was discovered alive by firefighters almost 4 hours after the incident. According to <em>Telegraph India, <\/em>a particular investigation staff is being shaped by the Kolkata Police to look into the reason for the fireplace.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cPolice will take action against any person or persons found guilty of negligence,\u201d Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim advised reporters.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_39-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The state hearth companies minister, Sujit Bose, additionally reportedly blamed the resort for negligence in hearth security measures.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_41-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cThe entire building was covered with glass. There was no outlet for the fire and smoke which suffocated the guests. The heavy glass panes had to be broken for the firefighters to enter. Action will be taken against the owners,\u201d he stated.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_43-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <em>Telegraph India <\/em>studies Kolkata Police is in search of the resort\u2019s proprietor.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Fourteen folks, together with two youngsters, have reportedly died after a fireplace broke out on the Rituraj Hotel on Tuesday, April 29 The hearth reportedly started at round 7:30 p.m. native time and lasted eight hours According to Telegraph India, among the many individuals who had been rescued, 13 fell sick and had been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-140553","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140553\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}