Overview

• The blaze began around 7:21 a.m. at the Sealdah South section station, gutting about a dozen adjacent shops.
• Local rail operations between Ballygunge and Budge Budge paused before normal service returned near 9:30 a.m.
• No casualties were reported, according to South 24 Parganas district police.
• Four fire engines contained the blaze in roughly two hours after residents’ initial bucket efforts failed.
• Eastern Railway says enforcement against unauthorized kiosks at the station will follow as the cause is formally verified.