Mumbai high-rise fire kills toddler, 23-year-old woman; 4 injured
The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) stated that the blaze initially broke out in the eleventh floor's appartment numbers 1101 and 1102 of a ground plus 12 storeyed building around 10.08 pm, and remained confined in these two floors.
One 23 year old person and a 2.5 year old infant lost their lives, while six others including a fire-fighting personnel sustained injuries after a blaze broke out in a residential building at Baptista road in Vile Parle (west). According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) disaster management cell, the deceased has been identified as Abir (2.5 years) and Ankita (23 years old). The remaining six injured have been identified as Parth (32), Hiren (64), Yashasvi (33) and Abhishek, Manoj Sonawane (30) and Shivam Dwivedi (29).
Of the injured, Sonawane is a fire fighting official who sustained minor burn injuries and have been treated and discharged from the hospital while the remaining are undergoing treatment.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) stated that the blaze initially broke out in the eleventh floor’s appartment numbers 1101 and 1102 of a ground plus 12 storeyed building around 10.08 pm, and remained confined in these two floors.
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The officials also stated that preliminary investigation suggests that the blaze likely originated from the electrical wiring system and remained confined within electrical installations, wiring, and air conditioning (AC) units.
The flames of the blaze intensified further and around 10.16 pm owing to the presence of household articles like false ceilings, sofa and kitchen utensils and the MFB had labelled the blaze as level 2.
The fire officials said that after the blaze broke out the residents got trapped in the 11th floor of the building from where they were rescued and pulled out by the MFB officials.
“All the six persons were injured one after the other and during the process two individuals were found in a senseless condition,” a fire official said.
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Following rescue the individuals were sent to Nanavati hospital in Bandra and Cooper hospital at Juhu. At present, the four injured are undergoing treatment and are currently in a stable condition.
The authorities maintained that the blaze was brought under control around midnight after nearly a 2-hour long firefighting operation, following which cooling operation was initiated.
Pratip Acharya is a seasoned journalist based in Mumbai reporting for The Indian Express. With a career spanning over a decade, his work demonstrates strong Expertise and Authority in critical urban issues, civic affairs, and electoral politics across Eastern and Western India.
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