Mumbai: Fourteen people were killed and 19
others injured after a major fire broke out in a building in
Kamala Mills Compound in Lower Parel here, an official said
today.
The fire broke out shortly after midnight on the third
floor of the four-storeyed building on Senapati Bapat Marg, a
commercial hub of the city, a civic official told PTI.
"The cooling operations are underway. Some of the injured
people are in critical condition," the official said.
The injured are undergoing treatment at the civic-run KEM
and Sion hospitals, the official from the BMC disaster
management unit said.
Several fire tenders, water tankers, emergency ambulance
and police personnel rushed to the spot for rescue operation,
he said.
The building, in Central Mumbai, houses some commercial
establishments including hotels.
According to the official, the cause of the fire remains
to be ascertained.
PTI
