In Mumbai, a major fire broke out at a 20-storeyed building on the morning of the 22nd of January, Saturday.
The incident occured at a residential Kamala Building, killed seven people and left 15 injured. According to the sources, of the injured, four are said to be critical and are undergoing treatment at a Mumbai hospital.
Of the seven dead people, two were identified as Hitesh Mistry and Manjuben Kantharia. The other victims who are in a critical situation are Hansa Choksi, Dilip Sarkar, Mamta Salkar and Shubhangi Salkar. All the aforementioned critically injured people are admitted to Bhatia Hospital.
At least 21 fire tenders rushed to the spot and controlled the fire. Although the reason for the fire is uncertain, a shot circuit is expected to be the reason.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) the fire broke out at the 15th floor, which decked up to the 19th floor.
Furthermore, Maharashtra CM and Ministers condemned the incident. The Deputy CM of Maharashtra Mr. Ajit Pawar said, “The fire incident that occurred at the Kamala building in Mumbai’s Tardeo area will be investigated. Our guardian minister of Mumbai, Suburban Aaditya Thackeray and Mumbai city guardian minister Aslam Shaikh will look into it.”
Mr. Devendra Fadnavis, the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra also expressed his condolences and said, “My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in major fire at Tardeo, Mumbai.
Praying for speedy recovery of the injured residents. Shocked & anguished to know nearby hospitals refused admissions to injured, which resulted into more deaths.
#MumbaiFire #tardeo.”
Meanwhile, a rescue operation at the building is underway.
Stay tuned for further updates.
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