1 dead in fire incident at Mumbai’s multi-storey building

At least one person died after a massive fire broke out in a 61-storey residential building in central Mumbai on Friday. As per the Mumbai Fire Department, the person jumped from the 19th floor of the building, PTI reported.

“After the fire broke out, Arun Tiwari, a security guard of the building, rushed to the 19th floor. Soon he realised that he was trapped and in order to save himself from the blaze, he kept hanging from the balcony of the flat where the fire had erupted. He precariously clung to the railing of the balcony for several minutes before losing his grip and falling to death,” the official said.

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According to PTI, the deceased was a 30-year-old security guard, who fell to death from the balcony of a flat located on the 19th floor of a 61-storey residential building in central Mumbai after a major fire broke out there on Friday, a fire brigade official said.

After Tiwari fell to the ground, he was rushed to the civic-run KEM hospital, where he was declared dead, he added.

The fire occurred on the 19th floor of the ‘One Avighna Park building’, which is located on Currey Road, shortly before noon, a fire official said.

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar, who visited the building, said two persons were still trapped inside the building although most of the residents have been rescued. The rescue operations are underway.

The cause of the fire is not yet known but the fire department has declared it a level 4 fire, PTI reported.

At least 12 fire engines and water tankers are present on the spot, the official said.