Kolkata Mayor and state minister Firhad Hakim said on Sunday that a high-powered committee would probe the fire incident at a leather factory-cum-godown at Mehr Ali Lane in the city’s Tangra area a day earlier.
The Mayor, who visited the site of the incident, said, “Chief Minister (Mamata Banerjee) directed me to constitute a high powered committee consisting of officers of the fire department, police department and municipal corporation. The committee will also find out how many such godowns are there in the congested areas of the city. A forensic team will collect samples for further investigation.”
The fire, which started around 6 pm, continued till Sunday as it was difficult for fire tenders to enter the congested area. It took about 16 hours for the fire brigade to bring the fire under control.
The cause of the fire accident is yet to be ascertained. Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal also visited the spot on Sunday.