Mumbai: Fire breaks at residential building in Chembur; over 30 rescued

A level 2 fire was reported in the New Tilak Nagar area, near the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus station. The fire was reported around 2:45pm at the building called Rail View Housing Society.

Updated on: Oct 8, 2022, 18:14:02 IST

By HT News Desk | Written by Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi

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A fire broke out on the 12th floor of a residential building in Mumbai's Chembur area on Saturday afternoon, a civic official said. There were no reports of anyone getting injured and the fire was extinguished.

Residents trying to escape as the fire broke out on the 12th floor of a residential building in Mumbai's Chembur area.

Around 33 people were safely rescued by firemen from various places such are parapet walls, rooms, terraces and staircases. No injuries were reported, news agency ANI reported citing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

The rescue operation to evacuate people from the building is underway.

A level 2 fire was reported in Chembur's New Tilak Nagar area, near the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus station. The fire was reported around 2:45pm at the building - Rail View Housing Society.

Residents trying to escape as the fire broke out at Rail View Housing Society in Mumbai's Chembur area.

The cause of the fire was not known yet and the Mumbai Fire Brigade has mobilised various firefighting vehicles to the spot.

Two fire engines, a jumbo water tanker and an ambulance were sent to the spot and efforts were on to douse the flames.

Earlier in the day, a state-run transport bus caught fire in Vani in Maharashtra's Nashik district, though no one was injured in the incident as all 33 passengers alighted safely. The blaze took place near the toll plaza in Saptashring Garh and the likely cause seems to be a short circuit.

The fire comes just hours after a bus coming from Yavatmal hit a trailer truck in Nandur Naka in Nashik at 5:15am, killing 11 persons and injuring 38.

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