Overview

• The fire erupted around 7:30 pm in adjacent paint factories and godowns spread over 30 bighas in Barasat’s Bamunmora-Kadambagachi area.
• Firefighters deployed over 20 engines and police personnel to bring the flames under control with no injuries reported.
• About 80 families were evacuated as smoke and emergency vehicles shut down traffic on Taki Road for several hours.
• Local residents joined firefighting efforts and protested, alleging the facility lacked proper licensing.
• State officials and Barasat MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar have called for a full inquiry into potential safety and regulatory breaches.