Locals and shop owners in a busy Indian commercial district fled as a fierce inferno tore through the area.
Firefighters were called to Kolkata's packed Bagri market to tackle the flames.
The blaze started on the ground floor of a footwear factory and spread rapidly due to a quantity of combustible material held on the premises.
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