President Droupadi Murmu has expressed sadness at the loss of lives in the fire accident in a building in Kolkata. In her message, President Murmu expressed condolences to members of the bereaved family and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed condolences over the loss of lives in a fire mishap in Kolkata. The PMO India handle in a social media post said that Mr Modi announced an ex-gratia of 2 lakh rupees from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of each deceased and 50 thousand rupees to the injured. The Prime Minister also wished for the speedy recovery of the injured.