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Fire in Mumbai highrise, 15 rescued

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Press Trust of India Mumbai

A fire broke out on Wednesday evening on the fifth floor of a 15-storey residential building in the posh Malabar Hill area in south Mumbai, officials said.

A civic official said the fire erupted on the fifth floor of Palma Building located near the famous Hanging Gardens around 7 pm.

Eight fire engines were rushed to the spot, he said.

Fifteen persons were rescued from the building, he added.

Rahul Kavthe, a fireman, suffered suffocation due to smoke and was taken to the government-run GT Hospital.

Fire dousing operations were on till late at night, a fire brigade official said.

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First Published: Feb 05 2020 | 11:46 PM IST

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