Mumbai (Maharashtra): A massive fire erupted inside a multi-storied building located in the Zaveri Bazar area of South Mumbai late Thursday night, fire brigade officials said. The fire spread from the ground floor to the fifth floor of the building and around 50-60 individuals were trapped inside the building when the fire broke out, they said. The Zaveri Bazar area is a densely populated one.
"The fire broke out at around 1.38 AM. Upon receiving information, personnel of the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) immediately reached the spot on Dhanaji Street near the Mumbadevi temple. They evacuated all the trapped persons using an adjacent building's staircase. No casualties have been reported so far," a senior fire brigade official said, adding 12 fire engines were pressed into service.
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According to the officer, after several hours of effort, the blaze was doused at around 7.55 am on Friday morning. He also said that the operations were conducted externally. The officer added that sections of the ceiling on the first and second floors, as well as parts of the staircase, collapsed due to the fire's intensity. The MFB declared it a level-3 fire.
"The exact cause of why the fire broke out is being ascertained. We will investigate it in detail," the officer said. He said one individual 40-year-old Parag Chakankar, employed with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) sustained minor injuries and got treatment for it.
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