A polícia local informou que alguns sobreviventes conseguiram escapar pelas janelas do prédio
Firefighters gather outside the Rituraj Hotel where a fire brokeout, in Kolkata on April 30, 2025. A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said on April 30, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) Caption - (crédito: AFP)
Um incêndio registrado na manhã desta quarta-feira (30/4) em um hotel na cidade indiana de Calcutá resultou na morte de pelo menos 15 pessoas. A polícia local informou que alguns sobreviventes conseguiram escapar pelas janelas do prédio.
O chefe de polícia de Calcutá, Manoj Verma, declarou que "pessoas foram resgatadas dos quartos e do telhado do hotel". Ele afirmou que o fogo começou na noite de terça-feira (29/4) e já está controlado.
Police officials guard the entrance of the Rituraj Hotel where a fire brokeout, in Kolkata on April 30, 2025. A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said on April 30, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) Caption
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Onlookers stand in a balcony as they look at the Rituraj Hotel where a fire brokeout, in Kolkata on April 30, 2025. A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said on April 30, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) Caption
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Firefighters inspect the Rituraj Hotel where a fire brokeout, in Kolkata on April 30, 2025. A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said on April 30, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) Caption
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Firefighters gather outside the Rituraj Hotel where a fire brokeout, in Kolkata on April 30, 2025. A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said on April 30, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) Caption
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Police officials and firefighters gather at the entrance of the Rituraj Hotel where a fire brokeout, in Kolkata on April 30, 2025. A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said on April 30, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) Caption
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Segundo autoridades locais, esses incêndios ocorrem com frequência na Índia devido à ausência de equipamentos de combate ao fogo e ao descumprimento de normas de segurança.
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