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A photograph and message saying 'St Regis Phoenix Hotel, Lower Parel, Mumbai. Just now, Huge fire' did the rounds on several WhatsApp groups and Twitter on Thursday afternoon.
Updated : Dec 09, 2016, 02:41 PM IST
A photograph and message saying 'St Regis Phoenix Hotel, Lower Parel, Mumbai. Just now, Huge fire' did the rounds on several WhatsApp groups and Twitter on Thursday afternoon.
#parel #mumbai #stregis huge huge fire @TimesNow pic.twitter.com/4vtAqaPLfc
— drowsydoc (@drowsydoctor) December 9, 2016
An eyewitness living in the opposite building said that there was no fire
No #fire at Phoenix Mall, Lower Parel: Fire brigade #Mumbai #news
— Tanvi Deshpande (@Tanvi_MIRROR) December 9, 2016
While speaking to DNA, Mumbai Chief Fire Officer, Prabhat Rahandale quelling rumours said, "It is fake information. The photograph is unverified, its time and date are also not known to us. Kindly do not believe in any such rumours."
No smoke, no fire -St Regis as seen on December 9, 2016. Image Credit: Emmanual Yogini
A witness also sent a live image of the building, to verify the news as fake.
@drowsydoctor @IndiaToday it's fake. Live photo pic.twitter.com/bHegh5232D
— Mihir D Upadhyay (@GoldenMihir) December 9, 2016
Here are some of the reactions to the fake news from Mumbaikars.
#mumbai please stop putting @stregishotels LowerParel on fire.. I'm getting the forwards on Whatsapp from 6.30am.. like really STOP #fake pic.twitter.com/rLg8PsKXcp
— PoojaS (@PoojaSolanki) December 9, 2016
@drowsydoctor @IndiaToday it is a rumour. Confirms Mumbai's chief fire officer
— Somita Pal (@somitapal) December 9, 2016