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Fire in 13-storey building in Mumbai suburb, no casualties

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Aug 07 2014 | 10:06 PM IST
A fire broke out in a 13-storey residential building in suburban Jogeshwari this evening.
Fire brigade officials said a short circuit resulted into a blaze in the electric duct room on the seventh floor of Monopoly Society.
"We got a call around 8pm... We have rushed five fire tankers. It is now under control and no casualty has been reported," an official said.
"There was a lot of smoke, this caused panic among the children who started shouting... But the fire brigade has managed to evacuate everyone," a civic official said.
Recently, a fireman died during a rescue operation at Lotus Business Park in suburban Andheri after a fire broke out on one of its top floors.

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First Published: Aug 07 2014 | 10:06 PM IST

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