At least 14 persons died and 12 were injured as a massive fire broke out at the Kamala Mills compound in Mumbai's Lower Parel locality, in the wee 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.
Speaking to The Quint, the Chief Medical Officer of KEM hospital said:
“At least 24-25 casualties have come in, around 14 dead. For those who came in dead and we are following procedure as per law and for others, they are being rushed to surgery.”
Speaking to The Quint, Govind Sawant, a police constable from the NM Joshi station said:
The reason behind the fire breakout is unknown. FIR has not been filed yet. Investigations will begin only after the fire has been doused.Govind Sawant
Speaking to ANI, Shiv Sena MLA Sunil Shinde demanded that an enquiry be launched into the tragedy.
The concerned authorities need to be pulled up – the health officer who gave the license et al. The restaurant owners have been given permission, but under what circumstances? An enquiry should be launched into these details.Sunil Shinde, Shiv Sena MLA
The fire started after 12:30 am on the third floor of the building on Senapati Bapat Marg, a commercial hub of the city, a police official said.
The building, in Central Mumbai, houses some commercial establishments including hotels. The building also houses several media houses like Mirror Now, ET Now and Zoom.
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