India News | Fire in Electric Duct of Mumbai High-rise; No Injuries
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A fire gutted electric wiring and installations in a 19-storey building in Kanjurmarg area of Mumbai on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured in the incident.
Mumbai, July 13 (PTI) A fire gutted electric wiring and installations in a 19-storey building in Kanjurmarg area of Mumbai on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured in the incident.
The blaze broke out in the electric duct of NG Royal Park building, located on R Deshmukh Road in Kanjurmarg (East), at around 11.40 am. It was extinguished by the Fire Brigade after two hours at around 1.30 pm, a civic official said.
Full emergency response, including three fire engines, a fire tender, two jumbo tankers, a breathing apparatus van, a hydraulic platform, a quick response vehicle, and three ambulances were mobilised at the spot.
The official said the fire was confined to electric wiring and installations in the electric duct between the first and the 19th floors.
Some residents from the upper floors were stranded on the terrace of the building. They were rescued through the building's staircase.
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