Mumbai: Two dead after major fire in four-storey building near Girgaon Chowpatty

Two charred bodies have been recovered after a fire broke out in a fourfloor building near Girgaon Chowpatty in Mumbai a fire official said on Sunday December 3 2023The blaze which erupted on the third floor of Gomati Bhavan situated on Rangnekar Road at around 930 pm on Saturday was doused after six hours he said adding it was a level2 major fireTwo charred bodies were found in a bedroom and bathroom of a house on the third floor the official saidThe blaze erupted on the second and third floors of Gomati Bhavan situated on Rangnekar Road at around 930 pm the official said adding it was classified as a level II fireAt least eight fire engines six jumbo tankers and other vehicles of the Fire Brigade rushed to the spot another official said Three people were rescued from the building he saidEight fire engines and six jumbo tankers were rushed to the spotA total of five lines was pressed into service for firefighting including two from the staircases one each from the north and south side of an adjacent building and one high pressure line from angus ladder the official saidThe fire was doused at around 330 am on Sunday he said The cause of the fire is not yet knownAlso read Mumbai Massive fire breaks out at building in Girgaon two charred bodies recoveredOn November 30 a gas cylinder explosion in a house in Mumbais Chembur area triggered the collapse of five houses on Wednesday morning officials said According to a report in PTI 11 persons were reduced by the officials at the siteA gas cylinder exploded in a house leading to the collapse of five twostorey structures a civic official told PTISix persons including a 47yearold woman were injured in the incident All of them were admitted to the nearby Shatabdi Hospital They are being treated at the Outpatient Department OPD of the hospital and their condition is stable the PTI report quoted the civic official as sayingA civic official told PTI that the explosion had caused significant damage with resulted in the collapse of nearly four to five twostorey structures The official said 11 people including five persons stranded on the first floors of the homes were rescuedThe fire brigade police civic personnel ambulance services and other agencies were mobilised to manage the aftermath of the gas cylinder explosion and subsequent house collapsesFive fire brigade vehicles are currently at the spot and the personnel are carrying out a search operation to ensure that nobody is trapped under the debris of the collapsed houses he said