Twelve shanties were gutted and many damaged, leaving 70 people homeless as a fire broke out at a slum in Kamarhati area near Kolkata, officials said. The fire was caused by a short circuit, which led to the explosion of a gas cylinder, they said. Three fire engines took two hours to douse the blaze, the officials said.
Kamarhati Municipality chairman Gopal Saha said the civic body has arranged relief and a temporary shelter for those affected in the fire.
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