Emergency fire personnel, equipment at fair ground
Times of India | 21 January 2026
Kolkata: There will be 800 fire extinguishers placed on the walls of book stalls, along with the deployment of 250 fire and emergency services officials to tackle any emergency fire situation at the International Kolkata Book Fair, which is starting from Thursday.
State fire and emergency services department minister Sujit Bose held a stocktaking meeting to review the fire safety preparations at the fair ground, along with senior officials of the department and officials of the Publishers and Booksellers Guild and KMDA. The minister also physically inspected the fairground.
"There will be adequate fire safety measures, including additional pump sets, motorcycles and the deployment of officers," Bose said.
The fire dept will also make arrangements to keep a few fire tenders inside the fairground, and minimum training will be provided to use the fire extinguishers in case of any emergency, officials said.