A Level-I fire broke out in a residential high-rise building in Andheri (West) on Wednesday morning, prompting swift action by civic authorities. The incident was reported at 10:05 am to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) control room.

According to officials, the fire occurred at Sorrento Tower, located on Veera Desai Road near Country Club. The blaze was confined to electrical wiring and installations within the electric shaft between the 10th and 21st floors. Firefighters also found that routers, shoe racks, wooden furniture and other materials near the electric duct on multiple floors were affected. The building comprises a stilt, four podium levels, and residential floors from the 5th to the 22nd storey.