Minor fire breaks out at Taj

According to sources at the Bombay Hospital,eight people were brought into the hospital at 12:30 pm as they were suffering from lung injuries after inhaling toxic smoke. Five of them,who were suffering from moderate lung injuries,were admitted to the hospital while rest of them were released after the treatment.

“It was a grade two fire. It was caused by a short circuit in the basement of the hotel,” said Divisional Fire Officer (city) P S Rahangdale. “The basement,however,was big and was full of toxic fumes. We had to use 30 sets of breathing apparatus to fight the fire as the fumes were too toxic.

A spokesperson for Taj said,“The fire was caused by a minor short circuit. As it was in the basement area near the locker rooms,no one was hurt. However,as a precaution we asked our guests in the lobby area to wait outside and asked new guests to wait till the fire fighting operations were over. The power supply too was turned off after instructions by the fire brigade.”