7 dead, 15 injured in major Mumbai building fire

Seven people were killed in a major fire at Kamala Building, in Nana Chowk, in Mumbai’s Tardeo on Saturday morning. Fifteen others have been injured. The level 3 fire was reported on the 18th floor of the 20-story building.

According to fire department, the blaze was reported at 7.28am and declared level 3 at 8.10am.

Thirteen fire engines and seven jumbo tankers were deployed to control the fire, the department said.

The injured were rushed to Bhatia and Nair hospitals; the doctors at Nair hospital said that two people were brought dead.

Three of the other injured have been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), and 12 others are in the general ward of Bhatia hospital.