Kolkata:
A man and his daughter have died after their hut, built along a railway track, caught fire in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district on Wednesday.
The father and daughter have been identified as Gokul Kar and Molina Kar.
Several cabins went up in flames on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out in one of their kitchens.
As the fire spread, residents fled their homes, but Gokul was unable to leave as he was unwell.
About 15 houses in the slum were destroyed by the fire.
Firefighters and police rushed to the scene. The bodies have been taken to the postmortem.
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