India: At least three dead, two injured after fire in Mumbai hotel
Mumbai hotel fire
At least three people were killed and two others were injured after a fire broke out in a hotel in the Indian city of Mumbai’s Santacruz area, on Sunday afternoon (August 27), the city’s civic body told local media.
What happened?
According to reports, the fire broke out on the third floor of the Hotel Galaxy which is a ground plus floor structure around 1:10 pm (local time), as per media reports citing officials. From there, the flames spread to the first and second floors of the building.
It was later reported that out of the five who were taken to the hospital, three people were declared dead.
The fire has also gutted the electric wiring, power installations, air-conditioning, curtains, mattresses, and wood furniture in a couple of rooms and common areas like the duct, staircase and lobby, the fire brigade official said.
The official had earlier told the PTI news agency that four fire engines and many water tankers were rushed to the hotel. In addition to the civic body officials, Mumbai police were also rushed to the spot.
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The blaze was categorised as ‘Level 1’ as per fire brigade norms and was doused by 3:20 pm (local time) using three hose lines, one high-pressure first aid line as well as four fire engines, four water tankers and other equipment.
About the victims
At least eight people were rescued out of whichthreewere injured and were rushed to hospital where they died, said thefiremen at the spot.
“Two persons identified as Rupal Kanji (25), Kishan (28) and Kantilal Gordhan Vara (48) were declared brought dead by hospital authorities. Alfa Vakhariya (19) and Manjula Vakhariya (49) are injured and are under treatment,” said a fire brigade official, as quoted by PTI.
Previous incident
The recent incident also comes days after a 65-year-old died after a fire in a ground-plus-six-storey, Haripreet building, a residential building fire in Santacruz. The blaze that was reported on August 15 at 3:47 pm (local time) had prompted a rapid response by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB).
The MFB also managed to rescue two more people who had been trapped within the building.
(With inputs from agencies)
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