Fire breaks out in commercial building in Mumbai's Andheri; no casualty reported but fireman receives burns

Mumbai: A fire broke out Tuesday in a commercial building in suburban Andheri, an official said. A fire personnel received burn injuries while trying to douse the flames, he said.

The blaze erupted around 10 am on the second floor of the seven-storey building at the Madhur Industrial Estate in Andheri, a fire brigade official said. “The fire was confined to the electric wiring and office furniture of a medical store situated on the building’s second floor,” the official said. Eight fire fighting engines, a water tanker and five ambulances were rushed to the spot, he said.

A fire official received burn injuries on his hands and was taken to the Cooper Hospital for treatment, he said. “No office-goer was injured in the mishap,” the official said, adding that the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.