Fire breaks out at shopping mall in Mumbai's Borivali

बोरिवली पश्चिमेकडील रेल्वे स्थानकाजवळ असलेल्या एस.व्ही. रस्त्याववरील इंद्रप्रस्थ शॉपिंग सेंटरच्या बेसमेंटमध्ये मध्यरात्री 3 वाजण्याच्या सुमारास आग लागली असून आग आटोक्यात आणण्याचा प्रयत्न अग्निशन दलाच्या जवानांकडून सुरू आहे.

11:37 July 11

Fire robot deployed to douse fire

A fire robot has been deployed along with the firefighters, to douse a fire that broke out at a shopping centre in Borivali West area, Mumbai's Chief Fire Officer (CFO) PS Rahangdale said on Saturday.

He also said that the fire, which broke out in the morning, might come under control in the next two hours.

"The fire flames have spread to the upper floors of the shopping centre. A fire robot has been deployed along with our team. In the next two hours, the fire might come under control," said CFO Rahangdale. 

07:35 July 11

Fire breaks out at shopping mall in Mumbai's Borivali

Mumbai:A major fire broke out at a shopping mall in suburban Borivali here early on Saturday, but there was no report of any casualty or injury, a fire brigade official said.

The fire brigade received the call about the blaze in the basement of Indraprastha Mall on S V Road in Borivali West around 3 am, he said.

"The mall is a three-storey structure, excluding the basement. The fire started from the basement and spread to the two floors," he said.

The official said that the blaze was initially categorised as level-2 fire, but was tagged as level-3 around 4 am and then level-4 at 6.25 am.

In level-4 fire, at least 16 engines are roped in for the firefighting operation.

"Thick black smoke enveloped the surrounding area and it was visible from a distance," the official said. The fire-fighting operation is still on, he said.

Soon after the fire broke out, fourteen fire engines were rushed to the spot to douse the level 4 fire. Fire fighting operation is underway.

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On June 23, a fire incident was reported in suburban Mankhurd in Mumbai. In another incident on June 25, a massive fire broke out at a building in Raghuvanshi Mills of Lower Parel area in Mumbai. 

However, no casualties were reported in both incidents. 

(With inputs from agency)