Fire at Andheri west high-rise, four injured
MUMBAI, Jan. 4 -- As many as 27 residents were safely evacuated after a fire broke out in an 18-storey residential building in Andheri (West) on Saturday afternoon, filling the premises with thick smoke and triggering panic. A 27-year-old resident and three firemen sustained minor injuries, for which they are undergoing treatment.
The fire erupted around 2.35 pm on the first floor of Chandiwala Pearl Regency, located on SV Road, and was completely extinguished by 4.35 pm. Fire officials said the blaze originated from the electrical duct on the first floor and quickly spread up to the fourth floor.
Samreen Shaikh, 27, was rushed to Cooper Hospital in Juhu after she complained of suffocation. Three firemen, Uday Gize, 45; Aaksha Kasale, 31; and Amola Kanolkar, 41, were injured while extinguishing the fire. While Shaikh was discharged in the evening, the firemen are undergoing treatment....
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