Mumbai: Eight, including three children, rescued from Kandivali West fire
The blaze was confined to electric wiring, installations, and wooden furniture in the living room of a flat on the second floor of a ground-plus-sixteen-storey residential building: Officials
Mumbai: Eight people, including three children, were rescued on Sunday after a fire broke out on the second floor of Agarwal Residency in Mumbai’s Kandivali West, Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) officials said.
The blaze originated in a flat on the second floor of a ground-plus-sixteen-storey building, initially breaking out in the hall before spreading to other parts of the flat.
The MFB was alerted about the fire at 7.45 am. “The fire was doused by 8.05 am. The fire originated from the electrical wiring system and remained confined within the electrical installation. The presence of wooden furniture intensified the blaze and the entire floor got filled with thick black smoke,” a fire official said.
The MFB brought eight people — two males, three females, and three children, including a three-year-old infant — down, the official added.
The Kothari family, who were rescued, were taken to the hospital for medical attention. Chintan (45), Khyati (42), and Jyoti (66) are in the intensive care unit at Tunga Hospital in Malad. Riddhi (36), who also sustained a leg injury, and other members of the family — Parth (39), Ayara (6), Pranj (3), and Mahavir (7) — were treated and discharged from the hospital.
The situation was attended by the MFB officials, 108 ambulance and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) staff.
