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Calcutta - 187 square kilometers - 4.3 million population - 1.1 million buildings - 79% are reinforced cement concrete - 141 elected councilors - 141 wards under 15 boroughs

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Calcutta Fire Service

Fire Station on C R Avenue near the Central Calcutta area

25Dec00 - I cannot find a list of fire stations on the Internet anywhere

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Newspaper Articles

2 Fires - 21 Dec 00

Panel Appointed to Investigate Canning Street Fire - 20 Dec 00

Large Fire On Canning St - 19 Dec 00

Large Fire on Canning St - Central Calcutta Business District - 17 Dec 00

500 Shanties Burn - 14 Dec 00

250 Shanties Burn - 10 Dec 00

10 Shanties Burn - 10 Dec 00

Slum Fire - 27 Nov 00

Police Officer Burns Wife - 15 Nov 00

Editorial on Writers Bld Fire - 13 Nov 00

Writers Bld Needs Fire Room - 11 Nov 00

Fire in Writers Building - 9 Nov 00

Item 4 - needs work

Fire Stories - 15 July + 2 Aug + 2 Aug + 4 Sept00

7 Fire Stories - 29 March 00 to 19 March 00

5 Fire Stories - 27 June 00 to 26 March 00

Subway Fire - 13 Nov 99

Most newspaper articles came from www.thestatesman.org on 25 Dec 2000

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File Created - 02 Jan 01 - most articles need more work

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