A massive fire which broke out in Worli’s Beaumonde Towers on Wednesday has been upgraded to level-III fire now. Firefighters are present on the spot and rescue operations are underway. The fire broke out on the 33rd floor of the apartment in Appasaheb Marathe Marg in Prabhadevi locality in Worli.
The fire broke out around 2.15 pm on Wednesday and more than 90 people have been rescued so far
The fire at the high-rise comes a day before the first anniversary of the Grenfell Tower block fire in London, United Kingdom, which killed 79 people and injured 37 others.
However, 12 fire engines, 8 jumbo water tanks, two breathing apparatus and as many ambulances were set up so as to douse the fire. The officials of the Fire brigade stated they could not use the water tanker hose pipes to douse the fire externally because of the winding weather.
This is the third major fire to have broken out in Mumbai in the past week.
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