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Kolkata hotel fire kills nine, leaves six injured
At least nine people, including a child, were killed and six others injured after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in central Kolkata in the early hours of Wednesday, August 19....
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Kolkata hotel fire kills nine, leaves six injured
At least nine people, including a child, were killed and six others injured after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in central Kolkat...
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