KOLKATA: A 42-year-old man, who had risked his life to rescue others at a Kestopur slum devastated by a fire on Sunday night, died on Wednesday. Biplab Sengupta, a rickshaw puller, was undergoing treatment at NRS Hospital for three days with 65% burn injuries.
Sengupta, who lived near the Shatarupa Pally slum, had first rushed to the spot when the fire broke out around 2.45am.
“We are trying to arrange a job for his wife and I am taking the responsibility of his 11-year-old daughter’s educational expenses,” said Manish Mukherjee, a co-ordinator of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation. Another person injured in the fire is still hospitalised in a critical condition.
