{"id":208134,"date":"2026-08-17T11:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T06:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=208134"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T06:08:21","slug":"7-killed-several-injured-in-hotel-fire-in-west-bengal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/08\/17\/7-killed-several-injured-in-hotel-fire-in-west-bengal.html","title":{"rendered":"7 killed, several injured in hotel fire in West Bengal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-208135\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/08\/hotal-fir.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"187\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kolkata: At least seven people were killed and several others critically injured in a fire at a hotel in West Bengal\u2019s Birbhum district early Monday, police said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the fire erupted around 5 am on the ground floor of the four-storey hotel in the temple town of Tarapith, when most of the guests were asleep. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.<\/p>\n<p>The injured were taken to the Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital. Sources in the hospital initially said five people had died in the blaze. However, police later revised the toll to seven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kolkata: At least seven people were killed and several others critically injured in a fire at a hotel in West Bengal\u2019s Birbhum district early Monday, police said. 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