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Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis expressed grief over the loss of lives in the fire at a building in Goregaon, Mumbai.
"Pained to know about the loss of lives in the fire incident at Goregaon, Mumbai. We are in touch with BMC and Mumbai Police officials and all the assistance is being provided. My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and wishing speedy recovery to the injured ones," Devendra Fadnavis posted on X (Formerly Twitter). Seven deaths have so far been reported in the blaze that broke out in Jay Bhavani building in Mumbai's Goregaon building around 3 am in the early hours of Friday. According to the latest reports, 51 persons were rescued and rushed to the Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Medical College and Dr RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital. Out of the total of 51 injured persons the condition of five persons have been reported to be critical. Thirty-five persons are being treated for their injuries and four of the injured people have been discharged. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the level 2 fire incident was confined to the lower floors of the upper seven-floored residential building having shops on part ground floor. Several vehicles and scrap materials were also gutted in the blaze. It further said that the building's residents were stranded on the upper floors after the fire broke out and were later rescued. The fire that broke out around at Jay Bhavani building, on MG Road, near Azad Maidan, was in the Level 2 category, officials informed. Mumbai civic, police and fire brigade officials are at the spot conducting fire-fighting and rescue operations. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Further details are awaited. (ANI)
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