Developing fires are common in India as a result of a lack of fire equipment and a frequent disregard for safety rules.
Six people were killed last year in a blaze at a motel in Patna, in the eastern state of Bihar.
According to the Press Trust of India media company,” many people were seen trying to escape through the skylights and narrow ledges of the creating” after the Kolkata building’s video of soaring lights was captured on camera.
According to The Telegraph paper in Kolkata, at least one man died when he” jumped off the deck trying to escape” the flames.
Verma claimed that” cooling activities are underway” and that the fire had been stricken.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the victims ‘ families.
His office issued a statement, saying “may the injured recover immediately.”
The capital of West Bengal state, which is governed by the criticism Trinamool Congress party, is Kolkata, a bustling metropolis of more than 15 million individuals.