Medical staff at KEM Hospital reported that five individuals, including firefighters and McDonald’s staff, suffered from suffocation during the incident. All of them are stated to be in stable condition, officials said
The blaze was reported at the eatery located N C Kelkar Marg, opposite Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar (West), officials said. Representational Pic/File
Five people were injured after a fire broke out at the kitchen area of McDonald’s inside a mall in Dadar area of central Mumbai, civic officials said on Friday.
Medical staff at KEM Hospital reported that five individuals, including firefighters and McDonald’s staff, suffered from suffocation during the incident. All of them are stated to be in stable condition.
Those affected include Firemen Kapil Dhamare (26), Pravin Pawar (32), and Sanju Padvi (29), Senior Station Officer Harisha Narkar (45), and contractual worker Sudharshan Ahire (33).
The blaze was reported at the eatery located N C Kelkar Marg, opposite Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar (West), they said.
According to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the incident was reported at 3:32 pm, and the MFB declared it a Level-1 (minor) fire at 3:48 pm.
Teams from the MFB, Mumbai Police, 108 ambulance services, and ward staff quickly rushed to the spot.
Firefighters from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, along with police and ward staff, promptly reached the spot and managed to bring the situation under control.
"The fire was confined to the McDonald’s kitchen and was fully extinguished by 6:10 pm," officials said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, officials said.
Further details are awaited.
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