Major Fire Breaks Out at Mumbai’s Scindia House, No Casualties

A Level-3 fire broke out inside an office at Scindia House (Commercial) near Income Tax office, Ballard estate.

(Photo Courtesy: Prabhat Rahangdale, Chief Fire Officer)

A fire broke out in Mumbai’s Scindia House in Ballard Estate near Fort on Friday, 1 June, but no casualties were reported, a Fire Brigade official said.

The blaze started on the third floor of the multi-storeyed Scindia House and efforts are on to douse it, he said.

"Our control room received information at 4:55 pm about a fire erupting on the third floor of the ground-plus-six-storeyed building. Five fire engines, four water tankers along with adequate number of fire brigade personnel were rushed to the site to douse the flames," the official said.

A level-3 fire broke out inside an office at Scindia House (Commercial) near Income Tax office, Ballard estate, in Mumbai.

According to ANI, five persons trapped in the building were rescued by the firefighters. The cause of the fire was not immediately known, the official said.

The building, a well-known landmark in South Mumbai, also houses the office of the Debt Recovery Tribunal.

(With inputs from ANI and PTI)