Malda: 160 shanties gutted; 300 people rendered homeless

Around 160 thatched houses in Kaliachak II block of Malda district were gutted rendering over 300 people homeless on Monday.

BDO Arijit Mukherjee said the fire spread from a kitchen of one hut and quickly spread to other houses located at roadside of Bangitola panchayat. Villagers and four fire tenders tried to douse the flame but it destroyed all the shanties.

The affected people have been sheltered in Bangitola High School and they were provided with food and relief materials, the BDO said. 

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· huts
· Shanties
· slums
· Malda
· West Bengal

Tue, 26 Apr 2016-12:18am
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Tuesday, 26 April 2016 - 12:18am
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Residents look for their belongings after a fire at a slum area at Bangitola village in Malda district of West Bengal on Monday.
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