Mumbai: A fire broke out in a high-rise residential building in Andheri West on Saturday afternoon at 2.10 pm at Chandiwala Pearl Regency on SV Road, opposite the Andheri subway.According to officials, the fire was confined to the 1st floor of the ground-plus-18-storey building and originated from electric wiring in the electric duct between the 1st and 4th floors.Electrical installations, false ceilings and fixtures in the passage and gymnasium on the 1st floor were damaged. Thick black smoke engulfed parts of the building, causing panic among residents.Firefighters rescued a total of 27 residents. 9 people—5 men and 4 women—were rescued from the 3rd and 4th floors, while the remaining 18 were evacuated via the building staircase.4 persons sustained injuries during the incident, officials said. As per information provided by the concerned medical officer at Cooper Hospital, the injured include 3 firefighters—Uday Gize (45), Aaksha Kasale (31) and Amola Kanolkar (41)—and 1 resident, Samreen Shaikh (27). All 4 are undergoing treatment in the hospital’s casualty ward and are reported to be in stable condition.The Mumbai Fire Brigade deployed multiple resources, including fire engines, jumbo tankers, an ambulance water tanker, breathing apparatus sets and a rescue vehicle. Personnel from the police, the electricity distribution company, civic ward staff and 108 ambulance services were also mobilised at the site.The fire was brought under control and fully extinguished by 4.35 pm. The exact cause of the fire is being investigated.
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