Massive fire in MTNL building in Bandra in Mumbai, everyone rescued with a little help from 'Robofire'

On Monday, about 100 people were trapped on a terrace of Telephone Exchange building in SV Road Bandra West in Mumbai.

Early reports indicated the fire started around 3 PM and it’s a Level 4 fire.

The fire is confined on the third and fourth floor of the building and the entire building is smoke-logged.

Updates

7:20 PM

All 84 people rescued. All safe.​

6:14 PM
 

Some people are still trapped between the fifth and sixth floor. 60 people have been rescued so far. 

Watch: Mumbai Fire Brigade use RoboFire to douse flames pic.twitter.com/hVE9RNHjq6

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5:45 PM

Chief Fire Officer, Mumbai Fire Brigade: More than 60 people have been rescued. Rescue operations and fire fighting operations are still underway.

5:30 PM

So far 25 people have been rescued. The Mumbai Fire Brigade is taking robotic assistance to douse the flames. 

5 PM 

Three batches of people have been rescued by the fire brigade. In each batch, 8-10 person who were stuck on higher floors were rescued. A ladder was used to bring them down. 

Watch: Fire in MTNL Building in Bandra pic.twitter.com/eWTePcnRV7

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100 people are believed to be trapped. pic.twitter.com/72fqcFm59i

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The fire is believed to have started at 3 PM. pic.twitter.com/pQNg2KlCHJ

— DNA (@dna) July 22, 2019