Kolkata warehouse fire: 23 confirmed dead, over 25 missing in Anandapur blaze. Kolkata: The death toll in the devastating warehouse fire in Anandapur on the southern outskirts of Kolkata has climbed to 23, while more than 25 people remain missing, IANS sources said on Thursday. The massive fire broke out in the early hours of Monday, around 3 am, gutting a food factory and an adjacent decorator’s warehouse. Instead, investigators believe the blaze started on the third floor of the Pushpanjali decorator’s warehouse before spreading rapidly to nearby structures. Rescue teams are also continuing to look for human remains amid the rubble.