A fire broke out at a commercial complex in Ghatkopar area of eastern Mumbai, officials said on Monday, adding that no injuries were reported in the incident.
The officials said that the blaze was reported on the ground floor of Golden Crush Business Park, a nine-storey commercial building located on LBS Marg, near Shreyas Talkies in Ghatkopar, on Monday afternoon.
Following the information regarding the fire, the Mumbai Fire Brigade and civic officials rushed to the spot and launched a fire-fighting operation.
“Several emergency services were mobilised, including teams from the BMC`s Fire Brigade, Mumbai Police, Ward staff, 108 Ambulance services, and Adani Electricity to control the situation and ensure safety,” said an official.
According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the incident was first reported at 2:35 pm, and the fire was officially declared Level-II at 2:58 pm.
The fire was confined to the ground floor of the building, officials said.
So far no injuries or casualties have been reported in the incident, officials said.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a level-1 fire broke out at a residential building located at Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Marg in Worli on Sunday.
According to officials, the fire was confined to the electric wiring, installations, clothes, plywood, furniture, and household articles inside a flat on the sixth floor of the 11-storey building. Furthermore, the thick smoke caused by the fire spread throughout the structure, prompting an immediate response from the fire department.
After over two hours, the blaze was successfully extinguished by 10:35 pm on Sunday.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) said that another separate fire incident was reported in Kurla on Monday.
The fire broke out at CST Road, Kapadia Nagar, near the Gurdwara in Kurla (West).
The fire, which was initially declared Level-1 at 2:43 am by the authorities, escalated to Level-II by 2:57 am. As per the MFB, the fire spread across a cluster of 15 to 20 galas (workshops) covering an area of approximately 3,000 sq. ft.
The blaze was confined to automobile spare parts, tyres, electric wiring, installations, scrap materials, and other items stored in partly ground and ground-plus-one structures.
