A Mumbai fire affected the seventh to tenth floors of the 10-storey Skyline Vida commercial building near Jolly Gymkhana in Vidyavihar late on Sunday night, prompting a Level-II emergency response from the Mumbai Fire Brigade and other agencies. No injuries had been reported in the latest update available early Monday, while the cause of the blaze was not immediately known.
The fire was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade at 11.56 pm on November 8. The brigade classified it as a Level-II fire at 12.52 am on November 9 after flames were reported across four upper floors of the building. Firefighting and emergency-response teams were mobilised to the site.
The response included the Mumbai Fire Brigade, Mumbai Police, Adani officials, a 108 ambulance team and staff from the local civic ward office. The agencies were deployed for firefighting, emergency assistance and support around the affected commercial building. The latest update cited in the report, issued at 1.09 am, said no injuries had been reported at that stage.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade had not immediately established the cause of the fire or provided details about the extent of damage. The available information also did not specify whether the building was evacuated, how the fire was contained or when the premises would be assessed for safety and access.
A separate Level-II fire was reported at a garage on Marol Military Road near Prime Academy School in Andheri East later on Sunday night. The Mumbai Fire Brigade received information about that incident at 10.51 pm and issued an initial update at 11.35 pm. The fire was reported as confined to the garage, with Mumbai Police, Adani Electricity and the local civic ward office also mobilised.
No injuries had been reported in the initial information available from the authorities regarding the Andheri incident. The cause of that fire, the extent of damage and any impact on nearby structures had not been established in the supplied update.
Further details on the firefighting operation at Skyline Vida, the condition of the affected floors, the cause of the Vidyavihar fire and the extent of damage were awaited. Authorities were also expected to provide additional information on the Andheri garage fire and any follow-up safety assessment.
