Kamala Mills Fire: TV9 Office Gutted, Times Group Staff Safe

The fire broke out in the wee hours of 29 December, and spread across the Kamala Mills compound

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At least 14 people died and 12 were injured as a massive fire broke out at the Kamala Mills compound in Mumbai's Lower Parel locality, in the early hours of Friday, 29 December.

All the injured have reportedly been rushed to KEM hospital. According to reports, the fire started at MOJO Pub & Bistro located in the compound.

The Kamala Mills compound is also the location of Times Now, Mirror Now, ET, TV9 Marathi, and Zoom TV’s offices in Mumbai.

Also Read: Kamala Mills Fire: 14 Dead, FIR Filed Against ‘1-Above’ Bar Owner

TV9 Marathi’s Office Gutted

TV9 Marathi shared a photo of their office in Kamala Mills, which was gutted by the fire.

Perhaps coming a little too soon, TV9 Marathi, which is in the same building complex, put out this pun-tastic tweet about the fire, assuring viewers that they would continue their coverage despite the blow.

This is our office at #KamalaMills but affected cause of #kamalamillsfire still we are not defeated. Will go live and give you all updates.... We are under F-I-R-E 🔥 But still there is FIRE in our belly to give you LIVE updates. Keep checking this space. #KamalaMillsFireWithTV9 pic.twitter.com/e0LX2qtJq8

— TV9 Marathi (@TV9Marathi) December 29, 2017

#kamalamillsfire what lesson we learn from this or any past incidents... It's nothing. Not the authorities, nor the owners of restaurants or premises. Fire safety is least in out list. God bless us. @TV9Marathi @RidlrMUM pic.twitter.com/CMhx8AOppZ

— Sameer Sawant (@imsameersawant) December 29, 2017

The TV9 Twitter handle continued posting live updates through the night.

https://t.co/3tLYeyEkub

— TV9 Marathi (@TV9Marathi) December 29, 2017

Times Group Assures Staff are Safe

Times Now Senior Editor Anand Narasimhan posted a tweet that said smoke from the fire had entered the Times Now office.

#KamalaMillsFire as More fire tenders rush in, ppl evacuated, cars moved out... smoke spreads into @TimesNow office. pic.twitter.com/r010YOyTOA

— Anand Narasimhan (@AnchorAnandN) December 28, 2017

Times Now released this statement on the afternoon of 29 November after the fire, expressing their condolences, while assuring that all their employees were safe, and that the network would be back on air soon.

Mirror Now Editor Faye D’Souza posted this tweet at 3.11 am, in response to a concerned tweet, that all the staff of the Times Group in their offices at Mumbai’s Kamala Mills were safe from the fire.

Our staff is all safe. Thank you

— Faye DSouza (@fayedsouza) December 28, 2017

Her next tweet, at 3.14 am said that the fire had impacted transmission of all channels under the Times group which operated out of Kamala Mills.

The #kamalamillsfire has impacted the Transmission of @MirrorNow and other channels from the times network. Our staff is safe.

— Faye DSouza (@fayedsouza) December 28, 2017

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