<span style="color: #222222;">A high level inquiry consisting of four principal heads of Railway departments has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the fire at Eastern Railways Strand road office in Kolkata. Rail Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted that all possible assistance has been provided by the Railways to the West Bengal government in view of the incident. The CPRO of Eastern Railways Kamaldeo Das told AIR News that Principal Chief Safety Officer of the Railways Dr. Joydeep Gupta will be heading the inquiry committee. Kolkata Police and the Fire Services Department of West Bengal also initiated separate inquiries regarding the tragic incident which killed nine persons including a senior railways official last night.<br />''<br />''The Deputy Chief Commercial Manager of Eastern Railway Partha Sarathi Mondol, RPF constable Sanjay Sahani, senior technician (telecom) of the Railways Sudip Das are among the deceased which also includes four firefighters and an ASI of Kolkata Police. According to officials, the massive fire broke out around 6pm last evening on the 13th floor of the New Koilaghat building at Strand road in central Kolkata. 20 fire tenders and hydraulic ladders doused the fire after almost 11 hours.<br />''<br />''Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced an ex gratia amount of Rs. 10 lakhs and a job for each family of the deceased. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved an ex-gratia of 2 lakh rupees each from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, PMNRF for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives. The Prime Minister's Office said, 50 thousand rupees would be given to those seriously injured.<br />''<br />''President Ram Nath Kovind has expressed sadness on the fire accident in Kolkata. In a tweet,  Mr Kovind said, he is pained beyond words by the extremely tragic fire accident at a building in Kolkata. He expressed deep sympathy and condolences for the bereaved families. The President wished speedy recovery of the injured.<br />''<br />''Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has expressed grief at the loss of lives due to the fire in Kolkata. In a tweet, Mr Naidu said, he is deeply distressed by the loss of lives in the Eastern Railway Headquarters building in Kolkata. He expressed condolences to the bereaved families.<br />''<br />''Home Minister Amit Shah has expressed anguish over the loss of lives due to a fire accident in Kolkata. He expressed condolences to the bereaved families and said that his thoughts are with them. He prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.</span><br />