Around 3:05am on Friday, a fire broke out at a seven-story residential structure in the Mumbai district of Goregaon West, leaving at least seven people dead and five more critically injured. The fire has caused injuries to about 51 persons.
According to officials, the fire spread to shops on the ground floor, a flood of trash material, a number of parked vehicles, a metre hut, rags, plywood and other debris, as well as stairs and home items like doors, windows and furniture in an area of roughly 2000 square feet.
People were stranded on several floors, including the terrace.
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Of the 40 injured, 15 were receiving treatment at Cooper Hospital and 36 were transported to the Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Medical College (HBT) hospital. Three of these severely hurt patients were transferred to Seven Hills Hospital.
Two children, three women, and one male are among the deceased.
According to Chief Fire Officer Ravindra Ambulgekar, the building had no fire suppression system when it was built in 2006 as part of the Slum Rehabilitation Programme. The lift was old and the lift duct was heavily smoke-filled.
According to the authorities, the fire was reported at the Jay Bhavani building on MG road in Goregaon.
Around 6:54 am, after almost four hours, the fire was put out.
A quick response vehicle, an ambulance, eight fire engines, five jumbo water tankers, three automatic turn tables, one turn table ladder, and five jumbo water tankers were dispatched to the scene. The rescue operation involved the use of ladders and breathing apparatus sets (BA Sets).
At the scene of the event were a deputy chief fire officer, district fire officer, assistant divisional fire officer, three senior station officers, three station officers, an assistant commissioner, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation representatives, and NGO personnel.
Maharashtra’s Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on X, formerly Twitter, “Pained to know about loss of lives in the fire incident at Goregaon, Mumbai. We are in touch with BMC & Mumbai Police officials & all the assistance is being provided. My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and wishing speedy recovery to the injured ones.”
Vidya Thakur, an MLA for Goregaon, stated that the cause of the fire’s outbreak was yet unknown. “The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. Due to prevailing smoke, people could not get out of the building and they moved to terrace. 7 deaths are confirmed as of now. Efforts are underway to provide relief to affected families.”
One of the victim’s relatives asserted that a short circuit was to blame for the spread of the fire. He said, “Our family members and relatives were there. My aunt has died. A short circuit occurred at around 1.30 am and then the fire spread… The fire spread to the 7th floor… From our family, one dead body is with them, they said they will hand it over in an hour.”
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Source: HT
