A fire broke out on the 23rd floor of Kukreja Palace in Ghatkopar EastMUMBAI: A fire broke out on the 23rd floor of a 25-storey residential building in Ghatkopar East on Friday night, leaving a 45-year-old man with 27% burn injuries.A firecracker is suspected to have triggered the blaze, though the exact cause is yet to be ascertained.The fire was reported at 8.08 pm at Kukreja Palace building on Vallabh Baug Lane in Pantnagar.The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) declared it a Level-I fire at 8.30 pm, which was subsequently escalated to a Level-II call at 8.52 pm as firefighting operations intensified.The injured man, identified as Sainath Awale (45), was reported to be in a stable condition.He was to be shifted to Kasturba Hospital for treatment.Fire brigade personnel, police, electricity department officials, Public Works Department (PWD) staff and civic ward officials were mobilised to the spot.
A fire broke out on the 23rd floor of Kukreja Palace in Ghatkopar East
MUMBAI: A fire broke out on the 23rd floor of a 25-storey residential building in Ghatkopar East on Friday night, leaving a 45-year-old man with 27% burn injuries.A firecracker is suspected to have triggered the blaze, though the exact cause is yet to be ascertained.The fire was reported at 8.08 pm at Kukreja Palace building on Vallabh Baug Lane in Pantnagar.The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) declared it a Level-I fire at 8.30 pm, which was subsequently escalated to a Level-II call at 8.52 pm as firefighting operations intensified.The injured man, identified as Sainath Awale (45), was reported to be in a stable condition.He was to be shifted to Kasturba Hospital for treatment.Fire brigade personnel, police, electricity department officials, Public Works Department (PWD) staff and civic ward officials were mobilised to the spot.
