IndiaToday.in | Written by Ganesh Kumar Radha Udayakumar
Mumbai and New Delhi, December 29, 2017 | UPDATED 09:39 IST
Here are photographs and videos of a fire in Mumbai's Kamala Mills complex, in which at least 14 people were killed.
Family members and friends carry the body of a victim killed in the Kamala Mills fire, which broke out in Lower Parel in Mumbai (Photo: Reuters)At least 14 people died in a massive fire that broke out early Friday morning in the Kamala Mills Compound in Lower Parel.
One news agency quoted a doctor who performed post-mortems as saying all fourteen died of suffocation. Another said 21 others were injured.
The Kamala Mills fire began shortly after midnight. A short-circuit in a rooftop pub - 1 Above - is suspected to have caused the blaze, which sent a towering cloud of smoke billowing into the night sky.
In an FIR, the owners and manager of the establishment were charged with culpable homicide. Police say they are on the run.
#Fire at #KamlaMills at Lower Parel #KamalaMillspic.twitter.com/LdL12Lhxfn
- Zeeshan Usman (@skzeeshanusman) December 28, 2017
Video: Twitter/@skzeeshanusman
The beginning of fire at Mojo Bistro #KamlaMills#Mumbaipic.twitter.com/zLrJ9NCBbt
- Nihar Shah (@niharhood) December 28, 2017
Video: Twitter/@niharhood
Several corporate houses and media companies are located in the Kamala Mills complex. The transmission of at least four television channels was affected. On social media, one of them promised to keep bringing its viewers news despite having to battle the fire.
In a tweet, President Ram Nath Kovind expressed condolences to those who lost family members in the fire. He lauded the "valiant efforts" of first responders.Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said he was anguished, and that his thoughts were with the bereaved.
(Inputs from India Today reporter Mustafa Sheikh, and news agencies IANS and ANI)