Man dead, two women injured in fire at Mumbai building

22 patients undergoing treatment in the adjacent hospital were shifted to another medical facility as a precautionary measure

One person died and two others were injured in a major fire that broke out in a restaurant in a building complex that also housed a hospital near the Ghatkopar suburban station in Mumbai on Saturday.

During a massive operation launched by police and fire brigade, 22 patients were evacuated and shifted to other hospitals in the neighbourhood.

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the fire triggered from the electric meter room of the Juno’s Pizza hotel on the ground floor of Vishwas Building.

On being alerted, the fire brigade personnel and police rushed to the spot and launched rescue and firefighting operations, he said. "Three persons, who were trapped in the fire were rescued by the fire brigade personnel and rushed to the civic-run Rajawadi hospital," an official said.

Qureshi Dedhia was declared dead at the hospital, the official said, adding that 18-year-old Taniya Kamble sustained 20 per cent burn injuries, while Kulsum Shaikh, 20, suffered from suffocation due to the fire.

"As a precautionary measure, 22 patients undergoing treatment in the adjoining hospital, were shifted to another medical facility," he said, adding that the blaze was brought under control.

(With PTI inputs)