Watch: Fire at LIC building in Kolkata, no casualties
Kolkata: Fire in LIC building
At least 10 fire tenders have rushed to the spot. There are no reports of casualties?so far.
Fire broke out at the high-rise Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) building on Jawaharlal Nehru road in Kolkata today.
At least 10 fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the fire.
Kolkata fire department said the fire has been doused and there have been no casualties.
The situation is completely under control, the fire department added.
The fire broke out around 10.20 am(local time) on the 16th floor of the building located in central Kolkata.
The floor housed the server room of the State Bank of India's(SBI) global market office, PTI reported.
The chief general manager (Kolkata circle) of SBI, P P Sengupta, said there was no news of anyone getting stuck on the floor, PTI said.
The building, which has 19 floors, houses offices of SBI and LIC branches and other financial organizations.