Four fire engines were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze, which was reported around 9.40 am. The smoke spread in the mall, including in the food court area
The smoke in the mall's food court area. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Smoke was seen emerging from the terrace of Phoenix Mall in Mumbai's Kurla area around 9.40 pm, prompting calls to the police and fire department.
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Fire at Phoenix Mall, Kurla, Mumbai. Four fire engines are on-site. Smoke has spread, including to the food court. No casualties have been reported, and the fire is under control. The area has been evacuated as a precaution.
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Four fire engines were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze. The smoke spread in the mall, including in the food court area, said Avinash Kaldate, senior police inspector Ghatkopar police station.
According to preliminary information, there have been no casualties, and the fire, said to be Level-1, has been extinguished. Personnel from Ghatkopar and Vinoba Bhave Nagar police stations are present at the site, and the area has been evacuated as a precaution.
Fire breaks out at under-construction building at JJ Hospital premises
Meanwhile, a fire broke out at an under-construction building inside the premised of state-run JJ Hospital in Mumbai, the civic officials said on Tuesday.
The blaze was reported on Tuesday evening following which the Mumbai Fire Brigade and civic officials rushed to the spot.
According to the Mumbai Fire Bridge, the fire was minor and was extinguished by the people working at the affected spot.
A senior doctor at JJ Hospital said that a fire broke out in the office of the construction company in the building which is under-construction.
The work of a super speciality hospital is undergoing in the JJ Hospital premises, he said.
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