Mumbai: Fire In Santacruz’s Pride Of Kalina Building Claims One Life; People Express Concerns Over Recurring Fire Incidences

Mumbai, 8th July 2023: With another incident of fire in Mumbai, this time in the Santacruz area, the city continues to observe the increasing incidence of fire nowadays. Recently, a fire broke out in the Pride of Kalina building in Mumbai’s Santacruz area, in which an elderly woman unfortunately died. It is reported that after the fire has been extinguished, cooling work is being done in the building.

According to the information, suddenly a fire erupted on the fifth floor of the building at approximately 2 o’clock at midnight of July 7. Though the exact reason has not been known yet, it is suspected that a fire has resulted from a short circuit. As soon as the residents of the building and the security guard came to know about the fire, they quickly informed the fire brigade department.

Immediately, the local police and fire brigade personnel reached the spot and doused the fire after an hour-long effort. Tragically, an elderly woman who resided in the affected flat could not escape the blaze and lost her life. Some people have received minor injuries and are transported to nearby hospital for treatment.

For the past few days, incidents of fire in buildings have come to light in many places in Mumbai. A few days ago, a fire broke out in a depot and a building in the Paral and Prabhadevi areas of Mumbai. Due to this, people are expressing a sense of fear about recurring incidents of fire in the city.