Kolkata, Sep 16 || Railway service was disrupted in Sealdah South section of Eastern Railway after a massive fire broke out at Santoshpur station on Tuesday morning. About a dozen shops at the railway station were engulfed in the fire. Four fire engines reached the spot to douse the fire. After two hours, the fire was finally extinguished and train services resumed after that.
According to Eastern Railway officials, the blaze erupted around 7.21 A.M. which halted operations on the busy Sealdah-Budge Budge line. The fire gutted a dozen shops before it was brought under control. Train services resumed around 9.30 A.M. after the situation was normalised.
Sources said, after the fire broke out, locals first made efforts to bring it under control. They used buckets of water but soon the fire went out of control.
Local train services between Ballygunge station and Budge Budge station were disrupted due to the fire. Since there were several shops around the station premises, the fire spread easily. The fire brigade was informed eventually.