Bengal Fire Services Department issues notices to three Kolkata Durga Puja committees over safety lapses

By The Hindu Staff

1 hour ago 2 views

Bengal Fire Services Department issues notices to three Kolkata Durga Puja committees over safety lapses — Photo credit: The Hindu

People at the Chetla Agrani Durga Puja pandal, themed 'Viswaroope Viswaroopini', on 'Maha Saptami' during Navaratri, in Kolkata, on October 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

The West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services Department has issued notices to three prominent Durga Puja committees in south Kolkata over alleged deficiencies in fire safety arrangements, following the Chorbagan pandal stampede that claimed 19 lives, officials said on Monday (October 19, 2026).

The notices were issued to Chetla Agrani, Ballygunge Cultural Association and Tridhara Sammilani after a high-level fire services team inspected major pandals and found shortcomings in safety arrangements, they said.

The fire services authorities on Sunday (October 18, 2026) directed the immediate removal of unauthorised temporary commercial structures and hazardous stalls set up near the pandals, citing serious fire safety concerns, particularly the presence of LPG cylinders near structures made of highly inflammable materials.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 20, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

Read original

About this page. Sisnoo is an aggregator. This article was imported from a publisher feed and may have been reformatted. Copyright remains with the original publisher, and the headline, image and any quoted text are used for attribution and indexing purposes. Source links are preserved on every item in the archive.