00:01At least nine people, including a child, have been killed in a fire at a hotel in Kolkata,
00:07India, on Wednesday. Local police said the blaze broke out at around 2.50 a.m. local time on the
00:14second floor of the hotel and was brought under control within an hour. Officials from the fire
00:19department said some of those killed were Bangladeshi citizens who were in Kolkata seeking
00:25medical treatment. Police said the fire may have been caused by an electrical short circuit,
00:49although the exact cause has yet to be determined.
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