Fire in multi storey building in Kolkata

A massive fire broke out in an old multi-storeyed building Stephen Court on the busy Park street, Kolkata injuring at least 15 and six persons are feared dead who jumped to escape.

300 firemen and 40 fire tenders and snorkels were fighting the blaze which originated from one of the lifts between the fifth and sixth floors of the building. The fire at Stephen Court building began at around 2.30 pm.

As a thick smoke engulfed the building, firemen put up ladders to rescue the trapped people who had scrambled out from windows on ledges of the building.

Several people also clung to the ledges of the building before they were rescued.

Hydraulic ladders were also pressed into service.

Stephen Court, located in the heart of the city, houses the iconic 100-year-old Flury's confectionery house, a popular restaurant called Peter Cat, a large music store called Music World and several other offices.

An electrical fault is suspected to have caused the fire.