Eight injured after fire breaks out in south Kolkata’s Beltala slum

Eight people were injured as a fire broke out at a slum in south Kolkata's Beltala area on Monday afternoon, officials said.

A fire engine managed to put off the flames in an hour, they said.

The blaze is suspected to have been triggered by an LPG cylinder blast around 2 pm, they added.

Eight residents of the slum received burn injuries, officials said.

They were admitted to a nearby hospital.

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