Smoke billows from Alipore govt building

Thick smoke billowed from an eight-storey government office building in the Alipore area of Kolkata, West Bengal, after a fire broke out on 10 June 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

A fire broke out in an eight-storey government office building in Alipore, Kolkata on 10 June 2026, sending dense smoke billowing across the surrounding area of West Bengal's capital. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Visuals from Alipore, Kolkata on 10 June 2026 showed heavy smoke rising from the eight-storey government office building as the blaze spread through multiple floors in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

The Alipore government office building in Kolkata was engulfed in a major fire on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, with smoke visible from several kilometres away across West Bengal's capital. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Emergency services were mobilised after a fire broke out in an eight-storey government office building in the Alipore locality of Kolkata, West Bengal, on 10 June 2026, with smoke blanketing nearby streets. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Smoke from the Alipore government office fire clouded the Kolkata skyline on 10 June 2026, as the blaze in the eight-storey building drew large crowds and media to the scene in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

The fire that broke out in an eight-storey government office building in Alipore, Kolkata on 10 June 2026 sent thick plumes of smoke into the air, prompting an urgent response from West Bengal fire services. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Ground visuals from Kolkata on 10 June 2026 captured the scale of the fire at the Alipore government office building, with smoke pouring from the eight-storey structure in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Firefighters worked to douse the blaze at an eight-storey government office building in the Alipore area of Kolkata, West Bengal, on 10 June 2026, deploying multiple fire tenders at the site. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

West Bengal fire service personnel rushed to the Alipore government office building in Kolkata on 10 June 2026, attempting to bring the blaze in the eight-storey structure under control. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Fire crews continued efforts to extinguish the blaze at the eight-storey government office building in Alipore, Kolkata on 10 June 2026, as West Bengal authorities monitored the situation on the ground. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)