Mumbai: Fire breaks out at building in Andheri, three injured

A fire broke out in a building in Mumbais Andheri area the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC reported on Sunday Three people sustained injuries in the incidentAccording to the BMC the fire broke out at SherEPunjab Society near Takshila Gurudwara in Andheri East during the early hours of Sunday The Mumbai Fire Brigade MFB received a distress call at 1235 AM and promptly rushed to the sceneAccording to officials the fire originated from a heavily leaking Piped Natural Gas PNG supply pipeline of Mahanagar Gas Limited MGL which runs through the middle of the road The flames quickly spread engulfing two moving vehicles mdash a twowheeler and an autorickshaw mdash before being brought under control Firefighters managed to douse the blaze by 134 AMThree individuals sustained burn injuries in the incident and were rushed to the Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Care Centre for treatment They have been identified as Arvindkumar Kaithal 21 a twowheeler rider who suffered 3040 per cent burn injuries Aman Harishankar Saroj 22 another twowheeler rider with 4050 per cent burn injuries and Suresh Kailas Gupta 52 the autorickshaw driver who sustained 20 per cent burns below the waistAll three individuals were admitted to the hospitals Medical Intensive Care Unit MICU under the supervision of Dr LalitAuthorities are investigating the cause of the gas leak that led to the fireFourmonthold child injured after fire breaks out at building in SantacruzA 4monthold child was injured after a fire broke out at a building in the Santacruz area of suburban Mumbai the civic officials said on February 3The fire erupted on the third floor of a fourstorey building in Mumbais Santacruz area the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC reported on February 3According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC the fire broke out on the third floor of the Kumkum Building located at Khira Nagar SV Road Santacruz West on February 3 morningThe incident was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade MFB at 1047 am prompting an immediate response from authorities who rushed to the spot and launched a firefighting operationA girl child who was injured in the incident was shifted to a nearby hospital before the arrival of the officials from Mumbai Fire Brigade The child was shifted to a private clinic and was later discharged said an officialAccording to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC the fire was classified as a Level1 minor fire incident at 1110 am indicating a minor but significant emergency requiring fire brigade interventionThe affected building was a groundplusfourstorey structure and the fire was confined to the third floor said an officialThe fire was extinguished at around 1 pm