Mumbai: Massive fire breaks out at restaurant in Kamathipura, one dead

Fire officials found the charred body of an unidentified man in the restaurant's bathroom, subsequently transporting it to JJ Hospital.

Written by India News Desk

Updated: January 26, 2024 12:04 IST

Mumbai: Massive fire breaks out at restaurant in Kamathipura, one dead

To combat the blaze, a total of 16 fire engines were deployed.(Screengrab/ X @ANI)

One person was killed after a massive fire broke out at a restaurant in Mumbai’s Kamathipura area during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.

Fire officials found the charred body of an unidentified man in the restaurant’s bathroom, subsequently transporting it to JJ Hospital, ANI reported.

#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: A fire broke out at a restaurant in Kamathipura, Grant Road at 2 am. Four fire tenders are on the spot. No injuries reported so far: Mumbai Fire Service pic.twitter.com/Pi2ZhWQTwL
— ANI (@ANI) January 25, 2024

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In response to the fire, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials evacuated a nearby mall and a high-rise building, with no reported injuries so far. The officials indicated a level-4 fire erupted at a restaurant in Kamathipura, located at Mumbai’s Grant Road.

The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) declared the incident a Level II fire at 2:22 am, Level III at 2:28 am, and escalated it to a Level IV fire at 3:03 am on Friday. The initial report of the fire came in at 2:07 am on Friday.

To combat the blaze, a total of 16 fire engines were deployed. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

This article was first uploaded on January twenty-six, twenty twenty-four, at two minutes past twelve in the night.