A late-night fire at a restaurant in the Indian city of Mumbai has killed 14 people.
Published : 29 Dec 2017, 09:14 AM
Flames erupted after midnight on Friday from a rooftop restaurant in the Kamala Trade House restaurant and shopping compound in city’s southern Lower Parel area, reports IANS.
At least 23 people have been injured in the fire and being treated at hospitals.
The fire started from a bistro ‘The Mojo’ around 12:30am.
#KamalaMills fire. Scary 5-floor tall flames. Could feel the heat through glass exterior, 20m away pic.twitter.com/zTHb8SLI41
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It quickly spread to another surrounding pub and a restaurant in the Kamla Mills Compound, the IANS report quoted a disaster control official of the local municipal corporation saying.
More than 12 fire fighting units rushed to fight the blaze which was finally brought under control around 6:30am, said the official adding the firemen rescued 10 people safely.
Eleven of those killed were women attending a birthday party at a rooftop restaurant, Reuters reported citing police.
The 28-year-old woman celebrating her birthday was among those who died, her grandfather told the news agency.
9 Dead 12 Injured in Kamala Mills Fire @CPMumbaiPolice please confirm #KamalaMills pic.twitter.com/NKj58lG0dp
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Kamala Mills, a refurbished industrial compound, houses swanky restaurants and other commercial establishments.
Several media outlets also use the compound for their offices and at least three national news channels were affected by the fire, including Bennett Coleman and Co's Times Now and ET Now.