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Mumbai: Level-4 fire breaks out at GST Bhavan, no casualties reported
The building was earlier known as the Sales Tax Bhavan. But, since the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, it is now called the GST Bhavan.
Updated: February 18, 2020 07:46 IST
1 / 5A fire broke out in the nine-storeyed GST Bhavan in Mazagon area in Mumbai on Monday. However, the fire has been brought under control, with no casualty being reported. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
2 / 5As many as 16 fire engines were present on the spot. The blaze erupted on the eighth floor of the building. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
3 / 5As per fire officials, most of the employees evacuated the building immediately after spotting the smoke. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
4 / 5“It is a level-4 (massive) fire. Sixteen fire engines have been deployed to douse the flames. Firefighting efforts are on. There is no report of any injury,” a civic official was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
5 / 5The cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained, he added. The building was earlier known as the Sales Tax Bhavan. But, since the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, it is now called the GST Bhavan. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
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