Mumbai high-rise fire Cops register six accidental death reports \
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Mumbai high-rise fire Cops register six accidental death reports

23-Jan-2022
Mumbai Jan 23 PTI Mumbai police have registered six accidental death reports ADRs in connection with the fire that broke out in a residential building in Tardeo area of central Mumbai which claimed six lives and left 23 others injured an official said on Sunday The blaze had erupted on Saturday around 730 am at Sachinam Heights a ground-plus-20-storey building located opposite Bhatia Hospital at Gowalia Tank As the fire claimed the lives of six persons separate accidental death reports were registered at the Gamdevi police station on Saturday night the police official said The police are waiting for a report by the fire department as well as the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transports BEST electricity wing to know the exact cause of fire although preliminary investigation has revealed that it broke out due to a power short circuit he said Officials had said that the fire was extinguished nearly five hours after it broke out Deputy Commissioner of Police Sourabh Tripathi had said that primary information indicated that the fire started on the 15th floor and spread upward to the 19th floor which was affected the most Following the incident the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC set up an inquiry committee PTI ZA NP NP
23-Jan-2022 National
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