At least 15 dead including children after huge inferno rips through hotel as people ‘jumped off building' to avoid blaze
A DEVASTATING fire has killed at least 15 people including one woman and multiple children after a massive hotel fire in India.
Several people were injured after a huge blaze ripped through the Rituraj Hotel in central Kolkata - forcing guests to jump out their windows to escape.
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Local cops confirmed that people were rescued from rooms and roof of the budget hotel.
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- Scottish Sun
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