Fire at Worli's Sadhana House, no casualties yet
The Mumbai fire department declared it a level III fire and pressed eight fire tenders to douse the flames.
Mumbai: The recent spate of fires in the city continues as yet another fire broke out on Saturday, this time at Sadhana House located behind Mahindra Towers in Worli. The fire erupted at around 4.45pm and more than 16 fire brigade engines were rushed to the spot.
So far, no casualties have been reported but fire brigade officers are conducting an inquiry to find out if anyone is missing from the building.
The Mumbai fire department declared it a level III fire and pressed eight fire tenders to douse the flames.
“There was a stock of medicines and chemicals on the ground floor which caught fire. The ground plus three-floor building, is a commercial one. The fire was initially declared a level II emergency and then escalated to level IV in the night,” a fire brigade officer said. “Eight fire engines, two fire tenders and seven jumbo tankers were rushed to the spot,” he added.
“Thick smoke has spread over the area due to the presence of chemicals. Ten fire brigade workers have been sent to KEM and Podar hospital due to inhalation of smoke. Residents of BDD chawl are facing a problem. Fire officers are also doing working with masks on their face,” the fire brigade officer said.
Vishal Vishwasrao and Sawti Satpute were admitted to KEM while Vijay Dagadu Malusare, Ramesh Hiraman Mahale, Balaji Ganeshrao Dhage, Ramesh Balkrishna Babar, Raju Janardan Linar, Subodh Janardan Pednekar and Venkatesh Devkate were admitted to Podar.
On Saturday morning, a blaze had erupted in an under-construction building near Kamala Mills compound. Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flame. No casualty or injury was reported. On Thursday, a fire broke out on the 14th floor of Sargam Society, building number 35, B Wing, in Chembur, in suburban Mumbai’s Tilak Nagar area. At least five people died and two others, including a fireman.