Mumbai: Two security guards avert tragedy in Andheri high-rise fire

Updated On: 26 December, 2025 07:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania

Alert security personnel bring blaze under control, saving lives of those trapped on top floors of Andheri high-rise

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Security guard Mithu Jha (left) and security supervisor Parvesh Shaikh, who tackled the fire until the fire brigade arrived

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Two security personnel saved scores of lives after a fire broke out in a 23-storey residential building, Sorrento Tower, in Andheri West on Thursday morning. The high-rise is home to around 200 residents. The blaze originated in electrical wiring in the passage area of the 12th floor, in front of a flat owned by actor Pushkar Jog, and spread to the 16th floor via a duct.

Sorrento Tower, the high-rise where the fire broke out on Thursday, in Andheri West. PICS/SHIRISH VAKTANIA