Dude, its not the incapability of the fire dept. But the nature of fire that had broke out. With the likes of plastics and tarpaulin godown within the premises the fire engulfed the majority of the shops. And 19 floor high building isnt that easy to douse off fire. Indeed its tragic and lot of money loss for the businessmen out there.
RE:Fire at Burrabuzar
by hiren sharma on Jan 14, 2008 11:53 AM Permalink
Times now news channel showed a report in which the fire dept minister had refused to take action for initial 12 hr citing reasons that building was illegally constructed. The CM didn't visit the area after such a great tragedy , but had time to visit a rally of his party. What an efficiency? These same people would have asked for resignation of modi if this had occured in gujarat.
RE:Fire at Burrabuzar
by rajiv dutt on Jan 14, 2008 09:49 PM Permalink
can understand from various posts that most people out here condemning kolkata unnecessarily are politically motivated. ruling party out here extend some crucial support at govt. formation at delhi. these people are concerned about that fact and therefore giving vent to their frustration by scribbling irrelevant and derogatory messages about one of the greatest place on earth (3 nobel prize winners, 1 oscar winner ....). Their comments are not at all out of concern for bengal. as a apolitical person i appeal not to portray bad image of kolkata unnecessarily. if you say kolkata is bad then whole of india is bad
