Fire broke out on the 22nd floor of the Air India building this morning. Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

A fire broke out on the 22nd floor of the 23-storey Air India building in Nariman Point around 6.40 am on Tuesday. As the incident took place early in the morning before office-goers could occupy the building, no casualties were reported. However, the conference room on the floor was completely destroyed in the fire, officials confirmed.


The blaze in the conference room. Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

A total of eight fire engines were dispatched to the spot, chief fire officer Prabhat Rahangale said. "We managed to contain the fire within an hour," he added.