A major fire erupted at the Enforcement Directorate’s office in Ballard Estate, Mumbai, in the early hours of Sunday. Firefighters have been battling the blaze for over six hours, with no injuries reported so far
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A massive fire broke out at the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) office building at Ballard Estate in south Mumbai during the early hours of Sunday. Firefighting operations have continued for over six hours, according to officials.
The fire, reported at approximately 2.31 am at the Kaiser-I-Hind building, involved a fire that was initially confined to wooden furniture and office materials located on the fourth floor of the building. The structure, a basement-plus-ground-plus-upper-four-floors building with an attic, faced significant challenges due to smoke logging on the fourth floor. Firefighters struggled to access certain areas because of obstructing furniture stock that was kept in common passages and balconies.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) initially declared it a Level I fire at 2.46 am, escalating it to Level II by 3.30 am, and subsequently upgrading it to Level III – indicating a major fire – at 4.17 am.
A team of fire personnel, including 12 fire engines, seven jumbo tankers, two water tankers, an ALP (Aerial Ladder Platform), and various other rescue and firefighting vehicles, were deployed to the site. The team included fire officers from MFB, along with senior officers and other administrative staff.
By 1147 hours, the fire was successfully contained and brought under control. No injuries have been reported, and the firefighting efforts are credited for preventing the blaze from spreading further.
Major firefighting units involved in the operation: 12 FE, 7 JT, 2 AWTT, 1 ALP, 1 TTL, 2 BAV, 1 CP, 1 RV, 1 WQRV, 108 ambulances, along with senior officers from MFB.
Mumbai: One dead, six hospitalised after fire breaks out in Andheri building
One person died and six others were hospitalised after a fire broke out in a residential building in Andheri on Saturday, according to officials from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.
According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the fire started in the early hours of Saturday at the Broke Land Building near Ashok Academy Lane in Lokhandwala, Andheri (West). The incident was reported at 2:39 AM and was declared a Level-I fire at 3:13 AM. The Andheri building fire was confined to Room No. 104 on the first floor of the ground-plus-eight-storey building. It damaged electric wiring, installations, split and window AC units, wooden furniture, documents, mattresses, clothes, and other household items.
The Andheri building fire was brought under control and fully extinguished by 5:30 AM.
Seven residents suffered from smoke inhalation and were rescued by fire brigade personnel. They were rushed to Kokilaben Hospital, Cooper Hospital, and Trauma Hospital for treatment.
One of the victims, Abhina Kartik Sanjanvalia (34), was declared dead before admission at Kokilaben Hospital by doctors Dr Siddharth and Dr Akasha. Kartik Sanjanvalia (40) was admitted to the ICU at Cooper Hospital and is currently under observation.
Other individuals admitted to Kokilaben Hospital include Aparna Gupta (41), Daya Gupta (21), Rihan Gupta (3), and a 10-day-old infant, Pradumna. All are being treated in the ICU under the supervision of Dr Siddharth.
Polam Gupta (40), who was also affected by the smoke, was treated at Trauma Hospital’s casualty ward and discharged after initial care provided by Dr Moin.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
(With inputs from PTI)
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