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The blaze began in the Kamala Mill compound of Lower Parel around 6.30 am, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials.
A major fire broke out at Times Tower, a seven-storey commercial building in Mumbai on Friday.
The blaze began in the Kamala Mill compound of Lower Parel around 6.30 am, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials.
The fire brigade has classified it as a level 2 (major) fire and sent nine fire engines and other firefighting vehicles to the scene. There have been no reports of casualties so far, the official added.
Fire is confined to the electric duct from the 3rd to the 7th floor at the back of the 14-story commercial building with a glass façade, officials said.
What triggered the fire at Kamala Mills in Mumbai?
On December 29, 2017, around 12.30 am, a fire broke out first in 1Above and then spread to Mojo’s Bistro restaurant inside the Kamala Mills compound, killing 14 people and injuring several others.
Altogether 14 people were booked by the Mumbai Police, including the owners of the restaurants and their employees, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials, and the mill owners.
The Mumbai sessions court on November 10, 2020, discharged the owners of the Kamala Mills compound -- Ramesh Gowani and Ravi Bhandari -- booked in connection with the 2017 inferno.
All the accused face charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder among others under the relevant provisions of the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006.
Four fire engines, one Mobile Fire Tender (MFT), one Quick Response Vehicle (QRV), one Aerial Work Platform (AWTT), two Jet Tanks (JT), and one Turn Table Ladder (TTL) were dispatched to the scene.
On Ferbruary 26, a total of 37 individuals were rescued from a commercial centre in Mumbai after a fire broke out in the building. The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) had received a call regarding the fire outbreak at the Options Commercial Centre in Santacruz West at 5.22pm.
The fire was primarily confined to electric wiring and installations on the second-floor gala of the commercial building, which spans over two basement levels, a ground floor, and two upper floors.
The fire was primarily confined to electric wiring and installations on the second-floor gala of the commercial building, which spans over two basement levels, a ground floor, and two upper floors.
With PTI inputs
