Massive fire engulfs commercial building at Bandra’s Linking Road, 8 fire tenders on spot
Picture Courtesy: Anurag Kamble
A massive fire was reported at a commercial building in Bandra’s Linking Road area on Friday morning.
The incident occurred around 11:45 am, when the top floor of a commercial building opposite National College at Linking Road, Bandra (West) caught fire.
Fire department has been alerted and eight fire engines along with six water tankers have arrived at the spot. Fire fighting is currently underway.
As of 12:10 pm, the cause of fire is unknown and there is no update on casualties.
Further details are awaited.
Update (12:34 pm): The 11-storey building was given occupancy certificate a few months back. The building is not fully occupied at the moment.
Update (12:40 pm): Fire under control. No casualties reported till now.
Update (2 pm): The fire originated at 6th floor (glass facade) and spread to two more floors. No casualties were reported due to the fire. Fire department is yet to ascertain the cause of fire.
Fire near National College pic.twitter.com/mTA3PCBD4m
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Picture Courtesy: Prateek Khosla
Picture Courtesy: Prateek Khosla
Note: This report was added immediately after the incident transpired. More details will be added as they become available.
