Kolkata fire: Doctors mull DNA test to identify bodies burnt beyond recognition

The bodies of some of the nine killed in the fire at a multi-storeyed building in Kolkata's Strand Road area was so badly burnt that they could not be identified, following which doctors were mulling DNA test to ascertain their identity, officials said on Tuesday. The toll in the fire at the New Koilaghat Building rose to nine as two more bodies were found from an elevator in the early hours, they said.

The bodies of some of the nine killed in the fire at a multi-storeyed building in Kolkata's Strand Road area was so badly burnt that they could not be identified, following which doctors were mulling DNA test to ascertain their identity, officials said on Tuesday. The toll in the fire at the New Koilaghat Building rose to nine as two more bodies were found from an elevator in the early hours, they said. March 09, 2021 at 11:39AM https://ift.tt/2O7enpy