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| Mumbai fire: at least 15 dead after blaze breaks out in restaurant | Mumbai fire: at least 15 dead after blaze breaks out in restaurant |
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| The fire quickly spread from the top floor of the four-storey building in India’s financial and entertainment capital | |
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| Fri 29 Dec 2017 03.40 GMT | |
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| At least 15 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a fire that broke out in a restaurant in Mumbai early on Friday. | At least 15 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a fire that broke out in a restaurant in Mumbai early on Friday. |
| The fire quickly spread from the top-floor restaurant through a four-storey building, said fire official Balkrishna Kadam. | The fire quickly spread from the top-floor restaurant through a four-storey building, said fire official Balkrishna Kadam. |
| More than 50 people have been taken to hospital. The dead included 11 women, fire officials said. | More than 50 people have been taken to hospital. The dead included 11 women, fire officials said. |
| The building, in the formerly industrial area of central Mumbai, houses several upscale restaurants that had moved in over the past few years to make it a popular nightlife destination, the New Delhi Television channel reported. | The building, in the formerly industrial area of central Mumbai, houses several upscale restaurants that had moved in over the past few years to make it a popular nightlife destination, the New Delhi Television channel reported. |
| “There was a stampede and someone pushed me. People were running over me even as the ceiling above me was collapsing in flames. Still don’t know how I got out alive,” Mumbai gynecologist Sulbha Arora tweeted. | “There was a stampede and someone pushed me. People were running over me even as the ceiling above me was collapsing in flames. Still don’t know how I got out alive,” Mumbai gynecologist Sulbha Arora tweeted. |
| She said was at the restaurant when it started and “before we knew it the whole place was engulfed in a matter of seconds”. | She said was at the restaurant when it started and “before we knew it the whole place was engulfed in a matter of seconds”. |
| Several TV news channels operating from the compound had to stop broadcasting, reportedly due to damage to their equipment. | Several TV news channels operating from the compound had to stop broadcasting, reportedly due to damage to their equipment. |
| Eight fire engines battled the blaze for more than five hours, Kadam said. | Eight fire engines battled the blaze for more than five hours, Kadam said. |
| The cause of the fire, which started at about 1am, is under investigation. | The cause of the fire, which started at about 1am, is under investigation. |
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