Kolkata fire

Kolkata fire

Journalist Debashish Dutta and his three-year-old son, Swarnashish Dutta have been laid to rest side by side. Photo: TBS

Kolkata fire: Journalist Debashish and son cremated, wife and father-in-law buried

Nine people were killed in a devastating fire at a residential hotel in Kolkata's New Market area.

BGB personnel escort a vehicle carrying the body of a Bangladeshis killed in the Kolkata hotel fire, after the remains were repatriated through the Bhomra border in Satkhira on Saturday, 22 August 2026. Photo: Collected

Bodies of six Bangladeshis killed in Kolkata hotel fire return home

A family photo of journalist Debashis Dutta, who died in a hotel fire in Kolkata, with his wife and three-year-old son. Photo: Collected

Seven-year-old waits for bodies of parents, little brother after Kolkata hotel fire

Firefighters and other officials stand on the street in the aftermath of a hotel fire that killed several people in Kolkata, India on 19 August 2026. Photo: REUTERS

Began on second floor, only one entry/exit: What to know about Kolkata fire that killed 9