West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee takes stock of the situation after a fire broke out in a market in Sealdah in Kolkata.

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee takes stock of the situation after a fire broke out in a market in Sealdah in Kolkata. (PTI)

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People carry coffins for the bodies of Sealdah fire victims outside the Kolkata Police morgue in Kolkata on Wednesday. (PTI)

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The fire broke out at an "illegal" market building on Surya Sen Street in the congested central Kolkata.

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Fire Services minister Javed Khan said the complex in which the fire broke out was illegally constructed and most of the entry and exit gates were locked, resulting in people being trapped inside. "We will take action against the market authorities for not having any fire safety arrangements," Khan said.

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Ancious Locals are standing after a fire that broke out in a market in Sealdah in Kolkata.

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Nineteen people were killed in a fire that broke out early on Wednesday inside a six-storey "illegal" market building in the middle of the congested Surya Sen Street in central Kolkata.

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Chief minister Mamata Banerjee visited the site to take stock of the situation. Microphone in hand, the chief minister, in her characteristic manner, went about with crowd control, asking people to disperse and allow the rescue operations. She has announced Rs 2 lakh compensation for the dead and Rs 50,000 for the injured.

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Fireman Rescue Burnt Body of Surya Sen Market, in Kolkata. The toll could rise as the condition of two in the nearby NRS Medical College and Hospital is critical. (PTI)