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IN PHOTOS: Two killed in hardware shop fire in Andheri`s Sakinaka area
Updated On: 27 March, 2023 11:14 AM IST | Anagha Sawant
Two young men were killed in a fire that broke out in a hardware shop near Sakinaka Metro station in Andheri in the wee hours on Monday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a statement. pics (Photos: Sameer Abedi)
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Two young men were killed in a fire that broke out in a hardware shop near Sakinaka Metro station in Andheri in the wee hours on Monday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a statement. pics (Photos: Sameer Abedi)
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It was feared that some persons are trapped inside the shop, the BMC official said, adding teams of Mumbai Fire Brigade and police rushed to the spot and started a search and rescue operation
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"During the operation, fire officials found a 22-year-old man identified as Rakesh Gupta with serious burn injuries. He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead," the BMC official said
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The fire was confined to the shop, which has two lofts, and gutted electric wiring, electric installations and other materials
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The fire broke out at around 2 am in the shop located near the Sakinaka metro station
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The BMC official said the loft inside the shop has collapsed posing difficulty to enter the structure following which the front portion of the structure was removed with the help of an excavator
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