Major Fire At Mumbai Mall Doused, 14 Rescued, 3 Firemen Among 7 Hospitalised

A fire broke out at the Heera Panna mall, near Oshiwara Police station in north Mumbai. Several people are feared trapped inside the building.

New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a shopping mall in suburban Oshiwara area of Mumbai on Friday afternoon, civic officials said. According to reports, a fire broke out at the Heera Panna mall near Oshiwara Police station in north Mumbai.

Fire and emergency services personnel finally managed to douse the fire at around 7:40 PM in the evening, however, seven people, including 3 firemen, were hospitalized after suffering suffocation due to inhaling large amounts of smoke, officials said, adding that 14 others trapped in the building were rescued and are stable.

The ‘Level 3’ blaze, which started in the mall located close to the Oshiwara police station at 3:10pm, was doused at 7:40pm after 25 fire brigade vehicles, including 12 fire engines, were deployed, they added.

Big fire at Heera Panna Mall, Andheri West, #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/CvaJmjmkna

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At least 14 persons including a woman were safely rescued from the four-storey building, while three firemen were hospitalised after suffering suffocation due to smoke inhalation, they said.

Four persons, identified as Raj Pribhas Israni (69), Amruta Mukesh Sagar (39), Mitesh Sheth (39) and Sachin More (41) suffered injuries.

While Israni and Sagar were admitted in the ICU of Kokilaben Hospital for smoke inhalation problems, Sheth and More were discharged after treatment there, officials said.

According to officials, nine persons were rescued from the terrace using a ‘Turn Table Ladder’, two people were rescued using an Angus’ ladder, while three others were rescued through the staircase.

LEVEL 2 FIRE REPORTED AT HEERA PANNA MALL IN ANDHERI OSHIWARA , FIRE TENDERS RUSHED TO THE SPOT #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/168qq9RYSD

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Officials said three firemen of the Goregaon fire station, namely Sandip Maruti Patil, Raju Uttam Shingankar and Yogesh Kondawar suffered suffocation while dousing the fire.

#WATCH | Mumbai: A level 3 fire broke out in the Hira Panna Mall of the Jogeshwari area. No injuries have been reported: BMC https://t.co/UtKboIZKxF pic.twitter.com/mLYUpQe94n

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Patil and Shingarkar were rushed to the civic-run Cooper hospital, while Kondawar was taken to the civic-run Trauma Care hospital, officials said.

The flames were confined to electrical wiring and installations in about a dozen shops on the second and third floors.

VIDEO | Fire breaks out at Hira Panna Mall in Oshiwara, Mumbai. Several fire tenders at the spot. More details are awaited.

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Thick black smoke emanating from the building was visible from far.

(With PTI inputs)