Wow! Momo Officials Arrested in Kolkata Fire Tragedy; PM Announces ₹2L Compensation
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{ "title": "Wow! Momo Officials Arrested in Kolkata Fire Tragedy; PM Announces ₹2L Compensation", "article": "A devastating fire in two warehouses on the outskirts of Kolkata has claimed at least 27 lives, with 21 body parts recovered. The police have arrested two officials of Wow! Momo, a local fast-food chain, in connection with the tragedy. The fire, which broke out on Monday, has sparked a major political controversy ahead of state elections. The Prime Minister's Office has announced a compensation of ₹2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured. This comes in addition to the ₹10 lakh compensation already announced by the state government. The police had earlier arrested Gangadhar Das, the owner of the decorator's firm that owned the warehouses. The two arrested officials from Wow! Momo are the manager and deputy manager of the warehouse, which the company had rented from Das. Leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari has demanded the arrest of the owners of Wow! Momo and the resignation of the state fire department minister Sujit Bose. Fire minister Bose, however, has defended the government's response to the tragedy, saying that fire-related accidents can happen anywhere and that those in business must also take responsibility. West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose visited the site and described the fire as a failure of the authorities. The police have said that the fire was likely caused by the storage of inflammable items in the warehouses, and that it took 10 hours for 12 fire tenders to bring the flames under control."
