No casualty has been reported...

The authorities have allowed development near wilderness areas with an eye on tax revenue...

Sushil and Gopal Ansal, brothers and the owners of Uphaar, had received bail after nine months in jail...

Calcutta's infrastructure tragedies are symptoms of a seemingly incurable condition: administrative apathy...

A trolley parked in front of a fire exit, fire extinguishers with doubtful records, hi-tech gadgets lying unused — the NRS Medical College and Hospital is completely fire-unready ...

The buildings in question: Bagree Market and Calcutta Medical College and Hospital. One is owned by Bagree Estate Pvt Ltd and the other by Bengal government...

Little sign of preparedness...

The pharmacy storeroom where the fire started has apparently been operating without the mandatory fire safety certificate...

Observations made during a survey of buildings appear to mirror why a disaster like Bagree is just a jolt away...

Traders selling fire crackers have been asked to keep fire extinguishers on their trade premises...