Mumbai: Fire breaks out in seven-storey Andheri building, no casualty; watch

A fire broke out in a sevenstorey residential building in Andheri area of Mumbai on Wednesday morning according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC There was no report of any casualty the civic body saidA fire broke out on the 6th floor of the Sinchan building located next to the RTO office in Andheri West due to a short circuit The fire has been brought under control and no injuries were reportedBy ShirishVaktaniafire firenews andheri mumbai mumbaifirenewshellip pictwittercomrQjNzgZ4Wmmdash Mid Day mid_day November 27 2024According to the civic body the fire erupted around 842 am on the sixth floor of the Chinchan Building located near the RTO office in Andheri WestThe civic body said that four firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot The blaze was doused by around 903 amThere is no report of injury to anyone the civic body saidCooling operations were underway at the spot the civic body saidThe cause of the fire was yet to be ascertainedMassive fire in highrise in Kalyan town destroys some flats nobody hurtSome flats were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in a 17storey residential building in Kalyan town of Maharashtras Thane district on Tuesday evening officials saidNo casualties were reported in the blaze that broke out on the 15th floor of the highrise Vertex Housing Society located in Adharwadi of Kalyan west they saidThe fire broke out in a flat on the 15th floor around 630 pm It quickly spread to neighbouring flats and on the 16th and 17th floors The blaze was brought under control by the fire brigade around 930 pm after a strenuous firefighting operation that involved five fire engines from the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation KDMC Thane and other neighbouring civic bodies an official saidThe fire was visible from a considerable distance and caused widespread panic among residents and onlookers in the area The top three floors of the building suffered extensive damage and several flats were completely gutted he saidStrong winds worsened the situation due to which the fire spread rapidly across the affected floors the civic official addedAs the highrise was located away from the core city area the fire brigade personnel faced difficulties in reaching the spot Secondly the affected flats were located on the top floors and hence using highpressure water jets also posed a challenge he saidThe fire brigade had to call in additional firefighting resources including stateoftheart vehicles from the Thane Municipal Corporation and Badlapur Municipality he saidThere are reports that gas cylinders in some of the flats exploded However officials could not confirm itMany residents of the affected flats rushed to safety using elevators and staircases he saidTo monitor the situation drones were deployed by the local municipality and police to check whether anybody was trapped in the building he saidKalyans municipal commissioner Indurani Jakhar who was present at the site to oversee the firefighting operation said the administration would consider purchasing a 70meter hydraulic vehicle for more effective firefighting in highrises in futureWith inputs from Agencies