VIDEO: Fire breaks out in Mumbai high-rise

The fifteen storey building, which is known as Naman Midtown Tower, is primarily a residential building but a few offices operate from it.

The fire department put out the fire and evacuated all the 20 people who were trapped inside.

“We have been informed of a major fire at 20-storey Naman Midtown building in Parel area and have rushed four fire
tenders to the spot. We have also sent two snorkels to evacuate people stuck in the high-rise,” an MCGM (Municipal
Corporation of Greater Mumbai) official said.

Location of the fire accident. (Source: google maps)

The official also said that they have been trying to ascertain the number of people injured in the fire.

#Fire in front of India Bulls finance centre. Just outside my work station pic.twitter.com/1qJlTGJKMe

— Kunāl Majumder (@kunalmajumder) June 21, 2014

with PTI inputs.