Massive Fire At Mumbai’s Kamala Mills Building Kills 15, Leaves Several Injured
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Mumbai: A massive fire broke out at a building in Kamala Mills Compound in the Lower Parel area of Mumbai at midnight on Friday. The fire started after 12:30 am on the third floor of the building on Senapati Bapat Marg, a commercial hub of the city, a police official said.
So far, 15 people have been reported dead and several others injured. Majority of those killed are women, according to BMC authorities. The fire appears to have started at a restaurant at the top floor of the building, although the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Those injured were rushed to King Edward Memorial Hospital and Sion Hospital. Two of the injured are believed to be in critical condition. Six fire tenders, four water tankers, emergency ambulance and police were rushed to the spot.
President Ram Nath Kovind expressed his grief over the accident and condoled the deaths.
Disturbing news about the fire in #Mumbai. Condolences to the bereaved families and wishing the injured an early recovery. Commend the valiant efforts of fire-fighters and those in rescue ops, tweets President Kovind #KamalaMillsFire (File Pic) pic.twitter.com/HXiRdtglFt — ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2017
The fire seems to have started at ‘1 Above’ restaurant on the roof top of a building in Kamala Mills Compound.
Prime Minister Narendtra Modi tweeted, "Anguished by the fire in Mumbai. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief. I pray that those injured recover quickly: PM @narendramodi"
The majority of those killed were women attending a birthday party at a rooftop restaurant, police said. The 28-year-old woman celebrating her birthday was among those who died, her grandfather told news agency Reuters.
FIR registered under charges of culpable homicide against the restaurant '1 Above' where the fire broke out: news agency ANI
Around 150 people were inside the building when the fire started. Police has registered a case registered against ‘1 Above’, the restaurant where the fire broke out.
Casualties from KEM hospital;
Dead:
1) Jeet- 49 yrs 2) Preeti - 36 yrs 3) Tejal 4) Unknown - 40 yrs 5) Pramila 6) Vishva- 23 yrs 7) Veena- 28 yrs 8) Kavita- 36 yrs 9) Paroli- 30 yrs 10) Dhairya- 26 yrs 11) Manisha- 30 yrs 12) Yasha- 27 13) Unknown 14) Unknown
Critical:
1) Shefali, 2) Khushboo
Condition stable:
1) Rohan- 22 yrs 2) Abhishekh- 22 yrs 3) Deep - 31 yrs 4) Utsav- 27 yrs 5) Ankita - 30 yrs 6) Siddharth- 24 yrs 7) Divya - 24 yrs 8) Neha- 28 yrs 9) Neh - 20 yrs 10) Shankra 11) Jeet- 21 yrs 12) Yash - 22 yrs
I spoke to Hon’ble Municipal Commissioner Mehta sir, MLA Sunil Shinde ji and Leader of the House Yashwant Jadhav ji, who were at the place assisting relief ops. Implementing fire audits of such places are a must, and action will be taken if violations are found. — Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) December 28, 2017
Mumbai-based gynaecologist Dr Sulbha KG Arora says there was a stampede as people rushed towards the main exit, adding that no one knew where the fire exits were. Soon after the fire started, the whole place was engulfed in flames, she tweeted.
There was a stampede and someone pushed me. People were running over me even as the ceiling above me was collapsing in flames. Still don't know how I got out alive. Some powers were definitely protecting me ?? #kamalamills — Dr Sulbha KG Arora (@SulbhaArora) December 28, 2017