By IANS,
Kolkata: Two more charred bodies were recovered from the debris of Stephen Court building here Saturday, taking the death figure in Tuesday’s devastating fire tragedy to 32.
“Two more bodies have been recovered,” Joint Commissioner of Police Jawed Shamim told IANS.
Burnt beyond recognition, the bodies have been sent to the S.S.K.M Hospital for post mortem.
The fire broke out Tuesday and swept through two floors of the residence-cum-office block on the bustling Park Street, trapping scores of people.
Six people died Tuesday after jumping from the upper floors in a desperate bid to save themselves. Eighteen charred bodies were found by Wednesday morning from the sixth floor. Another half a dozen bodies were found Friday.
About a dozen people are still untraced.
Built by Armenian Stephen Arathoon in 1910, Stephen Court also housed the iconic Flury tea room, the famous eatery Peter Cat, besides Cafe Coffee Day and One Step Up restaurants.