About 17-18 inmates who were trapped due to intense heat and smoke were safely rescued without injuries from a multistory residential building in Malabar Hill of Mumbai. A fire broke out earlier on Wednesday, the fire officials said today.
One fireman was admitted to a hospital after he suffered from asphyxiation.
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Chief Fire Officer of Mumbai Fire brigade said that the firefighting team faced difficulty in the rescue operation as the building was located in a dead-end.
“The building is located in a dead-end and narrow access was challenging for fire persons to deploy resources. More overbuilding fire fighting system was not in working conditions hence fire fighting was carried out using fire fighting jets of fire appliance. With great efforts team rescued all the residents safely without injuries,” said the officer.
The fire broke out at around 8 pm in the residential building with ground plus 14 floors and 12 fire fighting vehicles were deployed to douse the fire. The fire has been brought under control.
(With ANI inputs)