Overview

• The fire erupted at around 2 am on the ground floor of a standalone house in Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal.
• Three family members—head of household Bablu Singh and his in-laws Kewal and Gayatri Chanda—were declared dead on arrival at a hospital.
• Singh’s wife, Shilpi Chatterjee, is being treated for severe injuries and remains in critical condition.
• Security guards from a nearby complex and local residents attempted to extinguish the flames before a fire tender arrived at the scene.
• Local police have registered a probe and deployed forensic teams to confirm the short circuit theory and determine any negligence.