Fortunately, the Mumbai Fire Department of the BMC put out the fire before it could spread to more buildings.
Digital Desk: A huge fire that broke at a residential building in Mumbai's Mulund area on Wednesday resulted in at least 80 people being rescued, while ten others including three childrenwere injured and taken to the hospital.
The incident occurred at a seven-story Jagruti Society building in Mulund West.
An official was quoted as saying, "A total of 80 persons were rescued by BMC's Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) from the staircase to the terrace and a few were brought down to the ground floor. Of these, 10 persons were found at the staircase in an unconscious state and were removed and sent to Agrawal Hospital."
He added that the fire was confined to electrical wiring, electrical installations, electrical main lines, all metres, all switches, etc. in a common electric metre cabin on the ground floor and a higher seven-storey residential structure.
Fortunately, the Mumbai Fire Department of the BMC put out the fire before it could spread to more buildings.
A record-breaking fire trapped some people in the lobby and filled the entire stairway with smoke.
According to an official, the ten people were taken to a local hospital and are now in stable condition.
In Mumbai, a major fire that sparked inside a 20-story residential structure resulted in at least 7 deaths and 15 injuries last year.
At around seven in the morning, the fire broke out on the 18th floor of the Kamla building, which is located next to Gandhi Hospital at Gowalia Tank in Tardeo, Mumbai.
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