Fire breaks out at Bandra mall, doused after three hours; no casualties
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Mumbai, Oct 30 : A Level-II fire broke out on the third floor of VN Sphere Mall on Mumbai's busy Linking Road in Bandra West on Friday morning. The blaze was brought under control after nearly three hours of intensive firefighting operations, officials said.
The fire was reported at around 0602 hrs at the Ground-plus-five-storey commercial building located near Dhanraj Restaurant. The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) classified the incident as a Level-II fire and immediately mobilised additional emergency response teams.
Fire brigade personnel, local police, representatives of the concerned electricity distribution company, a 108 emergency medical ambulance and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ward staff were deployed at the site.
Firefighters worked for nearly three hours to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading to other parts of the building. The fire was finally extinguished at 0855 hrs.
No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.
The exact cause of the fire and the extent of damage to the commercial premises were yet to be ascertained.
