Bagnan (WB), Jan 18 (PTI) At least 20 shanties weregutted after a fire broke out at a slum near Bagnan railwaystation around 10.30am today, police said.
Though there were no reports of any casualties, atwo-year-old child fell ill after inhaling the smoke emitteddue to the fire, the police said.
Four fire tenders were pressed into service and thefire was brought under control after sometime, a policeofficer said.
All the shanties were reduced to ashes, a fire andemergency services officer said.
A police officer threw four LPG cylinders into a waterbody located near the slum and prevented them from exploding,the firefighter said.
Arunava Sen, Trinamool Congress MLA from Bagnan, alsovisited the spot and asked the administrative officials toextend all help and assistance to the people who lost theirhomes. PTI CORSBN.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.