India, Oct. 24 -- A suspected short circuit on the ninth floor of JMS Business Centre, a commercial building in Jogeshwari west, ignited a fire that turned into an inferno within minutes on Thursday morning. But providence was on the side of the 27 people who were rescued.

While there were no fatalities or injuries, falling shards of glass from window panes that kept blowing out put several lives in danger, including those on the street below and rescue personnel, who wrestled with the flames for four hours before extinguishing them.

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) disaster cell, the blaze broke out at 10.46am on the ninth floor. Within two minutes, it was labelled a Level 2 fire (a significant fire that has ...