A massive fire that broke out in an abandoned building in Mumbai’s Patel Chambers in the Fort area today is now under control according to the Chief Fire Officer.
“Two firefighters had minor injuries, rest everybody is safe. We deployed 16 fire engines, 11 tankers and 150 fire officers. The situation is under control,” fire officer, Prabhat Rahangdale informed the media.
However, the cause of the fire is still unknown.
“This building has been vacant for around four years. It looks like a very old building. The staircase inside had collapsed long ago, so there was no way for us to go inside. It is a very congested area, so chances were that the fire could spread to neighboring buildings as well. We are investigating the cause of the fire,” the officer added.
The fire officials got injured after a part of the building collapsed, while they were dousing the fire. No casualties have been reported so far.