Massive fire breaks out in Mumbai’s Fort area, 2 firefighters injured

Mumbai: A massive fire broke out inside Patel Chambers of the Fort area of the city, in the wee hours of Saturday.

There have been no casualties but two firefighters were injured as a part of the building collapsed while they were dousing the fire. More than 18 fire tenders are on the spot to bring the blaze under control.

The fire was initially categorised as Level-3, but later became level-4, ANI said. The exact cause of the fire is not known yet and operations are underway.

#WATCH: A Level-4 fire broke out inside Patel Chambers in Mumbai’s Fort area.18 Fire tenders present at the spot. pic.twitter.com/5cv3WDeCUj

— ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2018

ANI quoted Mumbais fire brigade chief as saying, “2 fire-fighters had minor injuries, rest everybody is safe. We deployed 16 fire engines, 11 tankers and 150 fire officers, the situation is under control.”

2 fire fighters had minor injuries, rest everybody is safe. We deployed 16 fire engines, 11 tankers & 150 fire officers, situation is under control. Cause of fire is matter of investigation as building was completely vacant: Chief Fire Officer on fire at #Mumbai‘s Patel Chambers pic.twitter.com/s4vTY8M5jU

— ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2018

Building was abandoned for last 4 years

The exact cause of fire is not known yet. Since the building was unoccupied for the last four years, it is not immediately known if any fire norms in place or if it were flouted.

This is the second major fire in South Mumbai in the last 10 days. On 1 June also, fire broke out in the Income Tax office in South Mumbai, incurring major losses.