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Massive Fire Breaks Out at Mumbai’s Patel Chambers, 2 Injured in Partial Collapse

Nearly 18 fire tenders were pressed into service as level-3 fire (that requires immediate evacuation) escalated to level-4, which led to the collapse of a part of the building and injured two fire officials.

Updated:June 9, 2018, 9:31 AM IST
Mumbai: A massive fire broke out at Patel Chambers in Mumbai's fort area on Saturday morning, bringing down a part of the building. No fatality has been reported so far, while two fire fighters have been injured.

Nearly 18 fire tenders were pressed into service as level-3 fire (that requires immediate evacuation) escalated to level-4, which led to the collapse of a part of the building and injured two fire officials. The fire broke out around 4 am and engulfed most part of the structure by 6:30 am.




The exact cause of fire is not known yet. Since the building was unoccupied for the last four years, it is not immediately known if any fire norms in place or if it were flouted.

"The fire started from the fourth or fifth floor, and our motive was to not let the fire spread to the nearby buildings. As Patel Chambers had some wood work, the blaze spread rapidly," Chief Fire Officer said.

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A fire official said that it will take some more time to douse the fire as it was intense (News18)




This is the second incident of major fire in the area in last 10 days. A level-4 fire had engulfed the Income Tax office in South Mumbai's Scindia House last Friday. Even as eight people were initially stranded on the terrace, no casualties were reported in the incident.

Meanwhile, a fire also broke out in the neighbouring state of Gujarat after a slab from the third floor of a dyeing mill in Surat's Pandesara area fell and injured 35 labourers. The slab hit an oil pipe, which led to a leakage that caused the blaze.




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