Mumbai: 7 dead, 51 injured as massive fire breaks out in Goregaon

At least seven people including two minors were killed while another 51 were injured after a massive fire razed through a sevenstorey residential building in Goregaon on Friday The fire was extinguished at 654 am this morningThe incident was reported at 305 am on Friday at the Jay Bhavani building near Azad Maidan in Goregaon WestThe injured were rushed to two hospitals HBT Hospital and Cooper Hospital in MumbaiThe seven people killed in the level two fire included a male five females and two minors Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said The Mumbai Fire Brigade MFB rushed to the spot with eight fire engines five jumbo tankers a water tank a turntable ladder TTL and a quickreaction vehicle for rescue operationsPained to know about loss of lives in the fire incident at Goregaon MumbaiWe are in touch with BMC amp Mumbai Police officials amp all the assistance is being providedMy deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and wishing speedy recovery to the injuredhellipmdash Devendra Fadnavis Dev_Fadnavis October 6 2023As per the fire department the fire was confined to groundfloor shops Scrap materials two parked vehicles four vehicles metre cabin and a ground plus upper floored structure were gutted in the fire The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertainedMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said he was pained to know about the loss of lives in the incident Pained to know about loss of lives in the fire incident at Goregaon Mumbai We are in touch with BMC amp Mumbai Police officials amp all the assistance is being provided My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and wishing speedy recovery to the injuredhellip SIC he posted on XIn an afternoon update the civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation revealed details of injured admitted in various hospitals of MumbaiHBT Hospital reported a total of 42 injured persons of which six died including 1 male and 5 females 31 people with injuries 14 males and 17 females and 5 persons who left against medical advice 3 males and 2 femalesCooper Hospital has recorded a total of 15 injured patients which includes 1 death female 10 persons with injuries 6 males and 9 females and 4 people who left against medical advice 2 males and 2 femalesAmong private hospitals Life Line Medical Hospital reported 1 injured male Matoshree Gomati Hospital in Goregaon reported a total of 9 injured persons comprising 6 males and 3 females all with injuries Suvidha Hospital in Goregaon reported 1 injured female