<p>Three people died after a fire broke out in a 14-storey residential building at the upscale Lokhandwala Complex in Andheri on Wednesday morning, according to the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-massive-fire-breaks-out-in-godown-in-kurla-relief-operations-underway-23408329" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</a> (BMC).</p>
<p>The blaze erupted at around 8 am and was confined to a flat on the 10th floor of the Riya Palace building, located on 4th Cross Road at the Lokhandwala Complex in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-fire-breaks-out-in-building-at-grant-road-in-mumbai-no-injuries-reported-23400597" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Andheri area</a>, the civic body said.</p>
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<p>Three persons were injured and taken to the Cooper Hospital where doctors declared them brought dead, the BMC said.</p>
<p>The three deceased have been identified as a senior citizen couple Chandraprakash Soni (74), Kanta Soni (74) and their house help Pelubeta (42).</p>
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<p>The blaze at the Andheri building was doused at 8.58 am. The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, the BMC said.</p>
<h2>Massive fire breaks out in plastic-manufacturing unit at Kurla</h2>
<p>A massive fire broke out in a plastic-manufacturing unit in the Kurla area of<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/fire-in-chembur-shop-kills-five-including-two-children-23406309" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> Mumbai</a> on October 9 evening, the civic officials said.</p>
<p>Visuals from Samta Nagar, Kurla, Mumbai, show a massive fire that erupted in a godown on Durga Road. The incident was reported around 5:45 pm, prompting a swift response from emergency services. Firefighting operations are currently underway to contain the blaze.</p>
<p>They said that the relief operations at the spot were underway.</p>
<p>According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC), the fire was reported in a plastic-manufacturing unit located on Durga Road in the Samta Nagar area of Kurla West.</p>
<p>The incident was reported to the civic authorities at around 5:45 pm following which the officials of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/fire-at-industrial-estate-in-mumbai-no-casualty-23406306" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai Fire Brigade</a> (MFB) rushed to the spot and launched a firefighting operation.</p>
<p>"The MFB declared the incident a Level-III fire at 5:58 pm. Multiple agencies were mobilised to tackle the blaze, including Mumbai Fire Brigade teams, local police, 108 ambulance services, and ward staff," the civic body said on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Plastic material and chemical drums were stored in the plastic-manufacturing unit. Due to that, the fire spread rapidly. A minor blast of some chemical was also reported at the site, the officials said.</p>
<p>An eyewitness said that there is a school above the plastic-manufacturing unit which was closed at the time of the incident. MFB said the fire is confined to ground-floored homes, slums, small factories etc.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The officials said that no reports of anyone being injured in the incident have been reported.</p><p>
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