Mumbai: Fire breaks out in Dadar school kitchen; 3 injured

Representative image

A fire broke out in the kitchen of a ground-plus-two-floor school building in Dadar area of Mumbai on Wednesday morning. Three persons were injured.

The level 1 blaze erupted at 5.19 am at General Education institute, Chhabildas CBSE school, Akashikar Path, and was confined to the electric wiring, installations, main valve of the LPG gas cylinder, eatables and clothes in the kitchen of a programme hall on the second floor of the school building.

"Three persons were reported injured and taken to the Sion Hospital by the public in a private vehicle before the arrival of the fire brigade," the official said according to PTI.

Also read: Mumbai: Car catches fire on flyover in Matunga, no casualty

Two fire engines, a jumbo tanker and an ambulance were rushed to the spot, the official said, adding that the cause of the blaze was yet to be ascertained.

The Sion Hospital's chief medical officer said three persons, aged 26, 38 and 50 years, were injured and undergoing treatment.

(With inputs from PTI)