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A major fire broke out in a building at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) station on Friday evening, partially disrupting suburban train services during rush hour, but no casualty was reported. (Source: Express photo)
Officials from Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), whose headquarters is located opposite CST, said 35 people were evacuated from the building and there was no loss to life in the incident. (Source: Express photo)
According to Fire Brigade officials, the blaze started on the fifth floor of the six-storey administrative building of CST situated near platform no. 1 at about 5 pm, when the station is generally crowded with commuters heading home. (Source: Express photo)
"We received a call around 5 in the evening about a fire at CST. We initially pressed four fire tenders into service thinking it was a minor incident," a senior Fire Brigade official told PTI. (Source: PTI photo)
But as the flames started spreading to other floors of the building, the intensity of the blaze was upgraded to "Grade 2" and four more fire engines were rushed to the spot in south Mumbai, he added. (Source: PTI photo)
"Besides fire engines, eight jumbo tankers have been deployed at the building where four senior officers are supervising the entire operation," official said. (Source: Express photo)
The inferno has been brought under control and efforts are underway to douse it completely, the officer said. (Source: PTI photo)
