03 January,2026 04:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai Fire Brigade mobilised at the high-rise building in Andheri West. Pic/Aditi Alurkar
In an extremely unfortunate incident, a fire broke out at a residential high-rise building in Andheri West on Friday afternoon. As soon as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) received the information about the blaze, the officials rushed to the spot to take the situation under control.
Along with the MFB, other emergency agencies were also mobilised near the spot.
As per the information received by the BMC's fire department, the incident was reported at 2:10 pm on January 3, 2026. The fire occurred at Chandiwala Pearl Regency, located on S V Road, opposite Andheri Subway.
The blaze was initially reported on the first floor of the stilt-plus-18-storey building. The MFB subsequently declared the incident as a Level-I (LI) fire at 2:37 pm.
As per the latest update issued at 2:50 pm, the fire was found to be confined to the electric duct extending from the first to the 10th floor, resulting in smoke lodging inside the building.
Multiple fire tenders were rushed to the spot, along with teams from the Mumbai Police, staff of the concerned electricity distribution company, 108 ambulance services, and BMC ward staff.
DN Nagar Police and Fire Brigade officials are on site. It has also been reported that a total of 27 residents from 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor were evacuated. Furthemore, a resident was taken to Cooper Hospital owing to troubles caused by suffocation due to smoke lodging.
Fortunately, no injuries have been reported so far, and the MFB is working to make things normal. Firefighting and smoke ventilation operations are still underway to prevent the fire from spreading further.
In a different scenario, a Level-I fire broke out in a residential high-rise building in Andheri (West) last week, prompting swift action by civic authorities. The incident was reported at 10:05 am on December 25 to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) control room.
According to officials, the fire occurred at Sorrento Tower, located on Veera Desai Road near Country Club. The blaze was confined to electrical wiring and installations within the electric shaft between the 10th and 21st floors. Firefighters also found that routers, shoe racks, wooden furniture and other materials near the electric duct on multiple floors were affected. The building comprises a stilt, four podium levels, and residential floors from the 5th to the 22nd storey.
