Outside the mortuary, grief unfolded in silence and sobs. Lying nearly unconscious on a bench, the mother of 29-year-old Anamika Samant struggled to accept that her daughter would never return home. Having rushed from Kolkata after receiving news of the tragedy, she repeatedly broke down as relatives tried to comfort her. “I could not be with her in her final moments,” she said through tears.

Outside KGMU’s Trauma Centre, relatives waited anxiously as ambulances brought in victims of the blaze.

Outside the mortuary, grief unfolded in silence and sobs. Lying nearly unconscious on a bench, the mother of 29-year-old Anamika Samant struggled to accept that her daughter would…