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Friday, Mar 14, 2003
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Accidents Corporate - Accidents Dunlop's sales building gutted Our Bureau
Fire tenders control the flames of the fire that gutted Dunlop's marketing office in Kolkata on Thursday. The building caved in due to the fire and only the outer wall remains. There were no casualties.
KOLKATA, March 13 A FIRE broke out at the sales and marketing office of Dunlop India Ltd in the early hours of Thursday, reducing the building and its adjoining godown to rubble ash. The office was located in one of the premier localities of the city, very near Park Street. Police sources said that they would ask the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to pull down the building as the roof had already caved in and it had become a "dangerous building for pedestrians." Initially, 16 fire engines were despatched to control the fire, which began around 5.20 a.m.; later, another 19 fire-tenders were sent to control the blaze which was brought under control after more than five hours. There were no reports of any human casualty. Dunlop India, owned by the Manu Chhabria group, is a sick company, which has been referred to the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction. Offices in the building that caught fire were closed down by the management almost two years ago. The fire broke out despite the fact that there was no power, water or telephone connection in the building. Firemen said that this apart, there was no possibility of a short circuit occurring because of the norwester which hit the city during the previous night. Meanwhile, the Kolkata Police has filed an FIR at the local police station. Police officials said that forensic experts would visit the place and carry out an on-site investigation. Mr Swapan Samaddar, mayor-in-council (building) of KMC, said the fire was a "clear case of sabotage." Similar fears were expressed by Mr Dipankar Roy, General Secretary of the CITU-affiliated Dunlop Workers Union, who felt that the cause of the fire was "mysterious," to say the least. No official of Dunlop India was available for comment.
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