According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the incident was reported at 12.59 pm from Native Bombay restaurant, located on Kochi Street in Ballard Pier in south Mumbai
The fire occurred in the kitchen on the first floor of the restaurant. Representational Pic/File
A fire broke out at a restaurant in south Mumbai's Fort area on Thursday afternoon, civic officials said, adding that no injuries have been so far reported in the incident.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the incident was reported at 12.59 pm from Native Bombay restaurant, located on Kochi Street in Ballard Pier, Fort.
The fire occurred in the kitchen on the first floor of the restaurant.
Fire officials declared it a Level-I (minor) fire at 1.08 pm and immediately mobilised emergency teams to the spot.
Officials said that the fire engines, along with personnel from the police, BEST and local ward staff, were deployed to control the situation and ensure public safety.
As per the latest update issued at 1.17 pm, no injuries have been reported. Firefighting operations were carried out to prevent the flames from spreading to other parts of the building.
Further details are awaited.
Two dead after fire breaks out in commercial building
Meanwhile, in an another incident on Thursday, two people died after a fire broke out on the third floor of a commercial building in Andheri East area of Mumbai, officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Wednesday.
According to the officials, the blaze was reported on the third floor of the Tex Centre's Narayan Plaza Building on the New Sell Factory at the Sakivihar Road in Chandiwali area of Andheri (East).
Fire officials said the blaze was confined to the third floor of a ground-plus-four-storey commercial building. Smoke had spread across the building, creating difficulty for rescue operations.
The blaze was initially declared a Level-I (minor) fire at 6:54 pm.
Agencies deployed to the site included the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), Mumbai Police, electricity distribution staff, 108 ambulance services, and local BMC ward staff.
Two dead in blaze
The firefighters rescued two people who were found unconscious inside an office on the third floor. However, both victims were declared dead on arrival at hospitals.
One of the deceased was identified as Bhagvan Pitale (30), who was taken to Seven Hills Hospital. The second victim, Sumant Jadhav (28), was taken to Rajawadi Hospital.
Doctors at both hospitals confirmed that the victims were brought dead.
investigations into the cause are underway, they said.
Fire confined to office unit
According to the fire brigade, the blaze was confined to Unit No. 303 of M/s Neocell Industries, spread across around 1,500 square feet on the third floor.
The fire affected electric wiring and installations, a lithium-ion battery, office files, furniture, wooden partitions, glass windows, doors and the false ceiling.
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