(UTV|COLOMBO) – A fire broke out on the top floor of a high rise in Mumbai’s Worli area, where actor Deepika Padukone lives. Reports suggest no one has been injured.
Over 90 residents of the building have been rescued safely say police sources. The Mumbai Police have said its staff and firefighting personnel are at the spot. “They are trying to do their best to douse the fire,” the Mumbai Police said on Twitter.
Reports suggest the fire broke out at about 2.00 PM, on the 33rd floor of the Beaumonde Towers; the top two floors are badly affected say eyewitnesses. Six fire engines and five water tankers have been sent to the spot said officials of the Fire Brigade.
Earlier in June, a fire broke out in the Income Tax office in South Mumbai but no casualties were reported. The blaze started on the third floor of the I-T office located in the multi-storeyed Scindia House.
On 09 June, a massive fire broke out inside Patel Chambers in Mumbai’s Fort area. Two firefighters were injured after part of the building collapsed due to fire.
This is the third major fire incident in Mumbai this month.
In October, last year a massive fire broke out at Le Mer building in Bandra, where a number of celebrities live including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s mother.
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