2 min readMumbaiUpdated: Aug 12, 2026 02:53 AM IST
One 23 year old person and a 2.5 year old infant lost their lives, while four others sustained injuries after a blaze broke out in a residential building at Baptista road in Vile Parle (west). According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) disaster management cell, the deceased has been identified as Abir (2.5 years) and Ankita (23 years old). The remaining four injured have been identified as Parth (32), Hiren (64), Yashasvi and Abhishek.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) stated that the blaze initially broke out in the eleventh floor of a ground plus 12 storeyed building around 10.08 pm. The flames of the blaze intensified further and around 10.16 pm, the MFB had labelled the blaze as level 2.
The fire officials said that after the blaze broke out the residents got trapped in the 11th floor of the building from where they were rescued and pulled out by the MFB officials.
“All the six persons were injured one after the other and during the process two individuals were found in a senseless condition,” a fire official said.
Following rescue the individuals were sent to Nanavati hospital in Bandra, where the authorities had declared them dead. At present, the four injured are undergoing treatment and are currently in a stable condition.
The authorities maintained that the blaze was brought under control around midnight after nearly a 2-hour long firefighting operations, following which cooling operation was initiated.
“The entire corridor and building were engulfed under smoke. As a result, the rescue operation became difficult,” the official said. The officials said that the actual cause of the blaze is yet to ascertain following an investigation.
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