28 April,2025 08:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Firefighters at the ED office building in Ballard Estate. Pics/Shadab Khan
A massive fire that broke out at the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) office building in south Mumbai in the early hours of Sunday was doused after 12 hours, officials said. The ED office is located at the Kaiser-I-Hind building in the Ballard Estate area. According to officials, the fire broke out at around 2.30 am and escalated to level III at approximately 4.21 am.
Eight fire engines, six jetties, water tankers, and other equipment were deployed at the spot, said a fire department official, adding that the major blaze was doused around 2.10 pm.
Chief Fire Officer Ravindra Ambulgekar said the fire was confined to the fourth floor and mezzanine floor of the building, but the presence of files and furniture intensified it. Officials said that though no one was hurt in the incident, several documents and pieces of equipment may have been gutted or damaged.
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Explaining why it took so long to douse the fire, Ambulgekar said that poor ventilation caused the smoke to get clogged inside the building, which in turn posed great difficulties to firefighters during entry. Firefighters had to break down doors and smash windows to gain entry into the structure, he said. "No one was injured in the incident. A probe is on to ascertain the cause of the fire," the fire chief said.
A senior police officer said a short circuit had caused the fire. He said police teams were at the spot and conducting panchnama (assessment as per legal norms) as part of the inquiry into the incident.
No complaint has been registered by the ED, he said.
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