KOLKATA: A major fire broke out at a car parts warehouse on R.N. Mukherjee Road, just a few hundred metres from Lalbazar -- the Kolkata Police Headquarters -- on Thursday morning, officials said.
Six fire engines have been pressed into service to douse the flame, which broke out at 10.30 a.m. Efforts are on to bring the fire under control.
According to local residents, the fire started on the first floor of a warehouse, which is a three-storey building. Local residents saw black smoke billowing from the warehouse. They soon joined in the rescue operation and brought everyone outside.