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The Economic Times
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919 Kolkata hotels, guest houses get temporary closure notices for fire safety violations

Kolkata: Temporary closure notices have been served on 919 hotels and guest houses in Kolkata for failing to comply with mandatory fire safety norms, officials said.

The notices were issued after joint inspections by the state fire services department, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Kolkata Police, with only 41 of the 960 establishments inspected so far found to be compliant with the required fire safety measures, they said.

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