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Fire engulfs WB finance minister's chamber

A fire on Thursday broke out in the chamber of West Bengal Finance Minister Ashim Dasgupta in Writers' Buildings at around 1330 hours totally engulfing it, according to fire brigade sources.

The blaze was now under control, the sources said.

Dasgupta who was in his chamber when the fire broke out hurried out with his staff.

A fire-fighter fell ill when he entered the chamber to douse the flames.

Minister for Fire Services Pratim Chatterjee personally supervised the fire-fighting operations.

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