A Level-II fire erupted at a garments showroom on Pedder Road in South Mumbai on Monday morning. Eight fire engines were rushed to the spot, and all residents, including pets, were safely rescued
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A level-II fire broke out early on Monday morning at a garments showroom located on the ground floor of a six-storey residential building in the Pedder Road area of South Mumbai. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the blaze, which erupted at approximately 6:30 am, originated in Shop Nos. 2 and 3 of the Libbas showroom, situated in the Shukhshanti Building near Jaslok Hospital and Nana Chowk. According to civic officials, the fire was confined to the electric wiring, installations, and stock of garments within the showroom premises. Thick smoke had logged the entire structure, prompting a full-scale emergency response.
Eight fire engines and multiple firefighting vehicles were immediately mobilised by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), along with personnel from the police, BEST, civic authorities, and emergency services including the 108 Ambulance.
The fire, declared a Level-II incident by the MFB, was reported to be "covered from all sides" by 8:10 am. Senior officers including a Deputy Fire Officer (DFO), Assistant Deputy Fire Officer (ADFO), and nine Station Officers (SO) were present on site, along with various specialised fire-fighting and rescue units such as Turn Table Ladder (TTL), Jumbo Tanker (JT), and Breathing Apparatus team (BA).
In a coordinated rescue effort, four men from the first floor and four women from the fourth floor were safely evacuated. Rescue teams also brought out three dogs and two cat from the building.
Divisional Fire Officer, E B Matle, told reporters that the fire broke out at the Riyaz Ganji showroom.
The showroom was closed. Multiple things, the wiring, camera, garments, stock of looms, wooden partitions, hangars, everything was involved in the fire," the Divisional Fire Officer said.
"We broke the door, which is away from the entrance, and with four lines, two first aid lines, with the help of that the fire was extinguished...The people who could not come down from the building due to the smoke they were taken to the terrace, and even the animals were rescued," Matle added.
Maharashtra minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha, who had come to the site of the incident, highlighted the problems faced by the people due to the fire as a new work week starts.
Prabhat told ANI, "The fire started in the Sukhshanti building at around 6:30 am. And. Many people are suffering. Today is a working day. There were senior citizens, everyone had to walk down in the building and it is still full of water, and people have to go up in the dark. So I asked the BST and fire brigade people to start a phase by draining the water and find the reasons for the fire and take appropriate action about it."
Mumbai: Fire breaks out at Andheri industrial estate, no injuries reported
A fire broke out at an industrial estate in the Marol area of suburban Andheri East on last Friday night, the Mumbai Fire Brigade said.
There were no reports of injuries, the officials said.
According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the Level-II fire broke out at Jaferbhoy industrial estate, Makvana Road around 10 pm.
The fire was confined to Shop No. 205 on the second floor of a ground-plus-three-storey building. The Mumbai Fire Brigade initially declared it a Level-I fire at 10:06 PM, but upgraded it to a Level-II fire at 10:46 PM as the flames intensified.
At least eight fire engines and other fire brigade vehicles were rushed to the spot.
According to an update received from the Mumbai Fire Brigade at 1:45 AM, the fire was fully extinguished by 1:40 AM. No injuries were reported throughout the incident.
The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.
(With inputs from ANI)
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