Fire breaks out on fourth floor of BOI headquarters

Mumbai: A major fire broke out on one of the floors of the building housing Bank of India (BOI) headquarters at Fort, south Mumbai, Friday evening though no casualties or injuries were reported. Nearly 400 persons inside the building at the time the fire broke out managed to escape unhurt. The incident caused panic among people and huge traffic jams on nearby roads.

According to fire officials, the fire started at about 4.30 pm as smoke was seen emanating from the fourth floor of the Bank of India building. There were 400 people inside the building, including 80 employees on the fourth floor, when the fire broke out. However, all managed to come down unscathed.

A senior fire official said, “The fire was brought under control within two hours and then, cooling operations were started. The fire fighting system of the building, which was operational, was used to alert people trapped in the premises. Five fire brigade tenders and three water tankers were rushed to the spot from Nariman Point station to douse the fire.”