One person has lost his life, one seriously injured, while several remain trapped after a fire broke out on the 3rd floor of Churchill Chamber building on Merryweather Road near Taj Mahal Hotel in Colaba today, officials said.
The deceased has been identified as 54-year-old Shyam Aiyar.바카라 웹사이트 Meanwhile, a search operation is underway for those still trapped in the building.
"Some persons are trapped. Fire fighting and rescue operations are on," a fire official said, adding that the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.
After a fire broke out on the third바카라 웹사이트floor of a building on Sunday, firefighters rushed to the spot and managed to바카라 웹사이트rescue 14 people, including some senior citizens, with the바카라 웹사이트help of ladders, the official said.
The fire brigade got a call around 12.17 pm of the바카라 웹사이트blaze in Churchill Chamber building, located in south Mumbai.바카라 웹사이트Some of those rescued complained of breathing problems due to inhalation of smoke and were admitted to a state-run hospital, he said.
"The level-2 blaze was confined to the ground plus바카라 웹사이트four-storey structure which was engulfed by thick smoke," the바카라 웹사이트fire brigade official said.
The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, he said, adding that four fire engines and as many water tankers were at the spot and efforts were still on to douse the flames.
(PTI)
