Mumbai: Three persons were killed and two others injured after a fire broke out at a hotel in Mumbai's Santacruz East on Sunday afternoon, said officials. The two injured have been hospitalised, a civic official said. The deceased were identified as Rupal Kanji (25), Kishan (28) and Kantilal Gordhan Vara (48). They were declared dead by hospital authorities.
"Rupal Kanji, Kishan and Kantilal Gordhan Vara were declared brought dead by hospital authorities while Alfa Vakhariya (19) and Manjula Vakhariya (49) are injured and are under treatment," he said. "The fire gutted wiring, furniture, air conditioning. mattresses in room number 103 and 203, while it also destroyed clothes for laundry, room blankets in the staircase and lobby as well as wiring in the common duct from the first to third floor," he said.
The fire broke out on the third floor of the ground-plus-four Galaxy Hotel in Prabhat Colony at around 1:10 pm and gutted the electric wiring, power installations, air-conditioning, curtains, mattresses, wood furniture in a couple of rooms and common areas like the duct, staircase and lobby, the fire brigade official said.
The blaze, categorised as Level I as per fire brigade norms, was doused at 3:20pm using three hose lines, one high pressure first aid line as well as four fire engines, four water tankers and other equipment, the official informed.
