A portion of the Patel Chambers in Mumbai's Fort area collapsed after a major fire broke out on the top floors of the building; two firefighters were injured in the building collapse
A massive fire broke out inside Patel Chambers in Mumbai's Fort area early on Saturday, reports said. No casualties have been reported so far.
According to News18, two firefighters got injured after a portion of the building collapsed. More than 18 fire tenders have been rushed to spot to bring the blaze under control, it added.
The fire was initially categorised as Level-3, but later became level-4, ANI said. The exact cause of the fire is not known yet and operations are underway, it reported.
#WATCH: A Level-4 fire broke out inside Patel Chambers in Mumbai's Fort area.18 Fire tenders present at the spot. pic.twitter.com/5cv3WDeCUj
This is the second major fire in South Mumbai in the last 10 days. On 1 June, a fire broke out in the Income Tax office in South Mumbai on Friday, but no casualties were reported. The blaze started on the third floor of the Income Tax office located in the multi-storeyed Scindia House.
Five fire engines, four water tankers along with fire brigade personnel were rushed to the site to douse the flames. The fire department had said that it received a report of fire erupting on the third floor of the ground plus six-storeyed building. No casualties were reported in the incident.
A major fire broke out in a residential building in suburban Vile Parle in Mumbai on Sunday night trapping many people inside.
A fire broke out on Wednesday evening on the fifth floor of a 15-storey residential building in the posh Malabar Hill area in south Mumbai
A fire broke out in the evening on Sunday in a building in south Mumbai's Charni Road area and eight fire engines were rushed for firefighting operations, an official said.
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