Fire breaks out at LIC office in Mumbai’s Vile Parle; no casualty reported

On being alerted, the fire brigade and local police personnel rushed to the spot and launched the firefighting operation, he added.

The cause behind the fire is yet to be known, the official said. (ANI Photo)

A fire broke out at the Life Insurance Corporation’s (LIC) office in suburban Vile Parle on Saturday morning, an official said.

The blaze erupted around 6:40 am on the ground plus two-storey structure located on S V Road in Vile Parle west, and no casualty has been reported so far, he said.

“A fire broke out at around 6.40 a.m in the LIC’s Jeevan Seva building, Santacruz(W) which houses our SSS Divisional office. It was restricted to the 2nd floor of the building,” a statement issued by LIC said.

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Fire brigades have been deployed to douse the fire. The data center of the Corporation which is housed nearby is safe and precautionary measures have been taken to protect our IT assets, the statement added.

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As per fire officials, Fire confined to electric wiring, installation, computers, file records, wooden furniture, etc. in Salary Saving Scheme section on 2nd floor pic.twitter.com/nMEvykgrN1

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The cause behind the fire is yet to be known, the official said.

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