"I am pained to know that two of our firefighters lost their lives in the Kalbadevi fire incident. I salute their fighting spirit and their commitment towards serving people. The state government will fully support their families. I am praying for speedy recovery of injured officials. I have directed the BMC Commissioner to conduct in-depth enquiry," Fadnavis told reporters here.
Two senior Fire officers were killed and as many seriously injured when an old building in South Mumbai caved in on them while they were trying to put out flames that had engulfed it.
An official from the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) said that that on the directives of Commissioner Mehta, a committee has been set up to probe the Gokul House fire incident and submit its report within three weeks.
The committee comprises of Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects), Director of Fire Services, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Chief Engineer, Chief Fire Officer and Chief Officer of Disaster Management Cell, MCGM spokesperson Vijay Khabale told PTI.