Fire breaks out in 14-storey building in Mumbai VIDEO: Times Tower incident in Kamala Mills Compound; After 5 hours of struggle, the fire was extinguished

A fire broke out in the 14-storey Times Tower building located in the Kamala Mills compound in Mumbai's Lower Parel area. The incident took place on Friday at 6.30 am. As soon as the incident was reported, 9 vehicles of the fire brigade reached the spot. After about 5 hours of work, the fire was brought under control at 11.55 am. Municipal officials said that there was no casualty in the accident. Earlier it was being said that this building has seven floors. Later it was informed that the fire extinguishing operation of 14 floors is going on in this building. Images of the Times Tower fire… Firefighters used hammer and chisel to break open the lock and get in. The fire was confined to an electrical duct at the back of the building between the third and seventh floors, the official said. The main door of the building was locked from outside. Fire brigade personnel used chisel and hammer to break it. After this they went inside. Kamala Mills is located next to Parkside Residential Building. Residents of the Parkside Building reported seeing flames and smoke billowing from their homes. The sight was horrifying to him. According to people, their security personnel tried to douse the fire with fire equipment installed in the building before firefighters arrived. The building's emergency team also used hose pipes to douse the fire today. In 2017, Kamla Mills also caught fire, killing 14 people. Kamla Mills is a commercial complex in Mumbai. It has many big restaurants, pubs, TV news channels and offices of companies. A massive fire broke out here on 29 December 2017, killing 14 people. While more than 55 people have been injured. The dead include 11 women and 3 men. The bodies of most of the women were found in the washroom.

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