A fire broke out at the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/topic/kitab-khana-all" target="_blank">Kitab Khana</a> bookstore in the 150-year-old Somaiya Bhavan in Fort on Wednesday. At least eight fire engines were at the spot and 30 people have been evacuated from the building, officials said. No injuries or casualties were reported, they added.
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A fire broke out at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KitabKhana?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KitabKhana</a> in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SomaiyaBhavan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SomaiyaBhavan</a>, Fort, today. It was brought under control and no casualties were reported.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiUpdate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MumbaiUpdate</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mumbai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mumbai</a> <a href="https://t.co/WB6hkj24xS">pic.twitter.com/WB6hkj24xS</a>
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Sources said it was a level 2 (moderate fire) and has been extinguished.<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2020/dec/firefighterz.jpg" alt="Firefighters at Kitab Khana on Wednesday" />
Firefighters at Kitab Khana on Wednesday
The blaze was reported around 5 pm at the bookshop near Bombay House on M. G. Road. The building is four-storeyed and the shop is located on the ground and mezzannine floor. Eight fire engines with six jumbo tankers were sent to the spot and 30 people were rescued by the Mumbai Fire Brigade, sources said.
In a post on their official Twitter account, the Kitab Khana bookstore stated that a fire broke out at their cafe kitchen during closing hours and it was brought under control by the fire brigade. "We are unable to confirm how badly our precious books have been affected but are grateful that our staff is safe...Given the circumstances, we will be shut temporarily," they stated in another tweet.
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As we were closing for the day, a fire broke out at the cafe kitchen. It was immediately tended to and the fire personnel have managed to put out the blaze, fortunately. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/officialupdate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#officialupdate</a> <a href="https://t.co/Q3DDbhHMdo">pic.twitter.com/Q3DDbhHMdo</a>
&mdash; Kitab Khana (@KitabKhanaBooks) <a href="https://twitter.com/KitabKhanaBooks/status/1336699850730000387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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sources said the fire was a level 2 (moderate) and has been extinguished 

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