Stroke victim perishes in fire at Barrackpore home
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March 4, 2026
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Sixty-year-old Bachan Samlal — who was partially paralysed by a stroke — was unable to escape as flames tore through his home at Sand Hill Trace, Barrackpore, on Sunday.
Despite attempts by neighbours and relatives to extinguish the blaze, the entire wooden three-bedroom house was destroyed, and his charred remains were found near the ruins of his bed.
Samlal, a father of seven and grandfather of 11, lived alone, but one of his daughters would sometimes stay with him occasionally.
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