The portion of Bagree Market that was destroyed in a fire in 2018 was reopened on Tuesday.

The five-storied Block-A has 220 shops, offices and showrooms.

The chairman of the board of administrators of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation, Firhad Hakim, and fire and emergency services minister Sujit Bose were present on the occasion.

The market association has spent nearly Rs 17 crore on refurbishing the trade hub in Burrabazar and installing fire-fighting gadgets.

The CMC did not allow re-opening of the ravaged part of the market till fire-fighting measures were in place.

Soon after the incident, chief minister Mamata Banerjee had blamed “hooliganism” for the fire.

Correction

The report headlined, “Hospital told to refund Rs 1.2 lakh”, (Metro, Page 7, August 17) wrongly mentioned Apex Institute of Medical Sciences.

The order was against Apex Clinic Private Limited in Behala. We apologise for the mistake.