Level-2 fire breaks out in 10-storey commercial building in Mumbai's Vidyavihar; garage blaze in Andheri

A level-2 fire broke out in a 10-storey commercial building in Mumbai's Vidyavihar area late on Sunday, November 8.

The fire was reported at 11.56 pm. The building is Skyline Vida, near Jolly Gymkhana.

According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the fire was confined to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth floors of the building. The fire brigade declared it a level-2 fire at 12.52 am on Monday, November 9.

Several agencies were called to the spot. Besides the Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, Adani officials, a 108 ambulance team and ward staff reached the site for firefighting and emergency relief work.

As of the latest update issued at 1.09 am on Monday, no injuries had been reported. The cause of the fire could not be immediately determined.

A separate incident occurred in Andheri the same night. A level-2 fire also broke out in a garage on Marol Military Road in Andheri East, near Prime Academy School, on the night of Sunday, November 8. The Mumbai Fire Brigade was informed at 10.51 pm, after which emergency services were sent to the spot.

According to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the fire was confined to the garage. The fire brigade declared it a level-2 fire and began firefighting. Teams from Mumbai Police, Adani Electricity and the local ward office also arrived to help the fire brigade teams.

The fire was reported to the MFB control room at 10.51 pm, while an update on the incident was issued at 11.35 pm.

Preliminary information from officials did not mention any injuries. The officials had not yet given details of the circumstances in which the fire started or whether any neighbouring building was affected. More information is awaited on the firefighting work, the extent of the damage and the cause of the fire.