# 11 rescued in fire at Mumbai’s Kandivali hotel 2026-08-17T06:13:20+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Eleven people were rescued after a fire broke out early Monday at the Abhirai Hotel on Station Road in Kandivali West, Mumbai. The fire was reported at 4.14 am and was brought under control by 6.07 am, with no injuries or casualties. The blaze affected electrical wiring, wooden furniture, tarpaulin, bamboo, and decorative sheets. The entire building was smoke-logged. The Times of India reported that the fire also damaged clothes and a false ceiling on the fourth floor of an adjacent banquet hall, and spread to a temporary fruit stall. Firefighters rescued the 11 people from a lodging house on the second floor via the staircase. Four fire engines were deployed. The cause of the fire is under investigation. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T06:21:13+00:00. Tags: Kandivali, Mumbai, Mumbai Fire Brigade Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/11-rescued-as-fire-breaks-out-in-mumbais-kandivali/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/11-rescued-as-fire-breaks-out-in-mumbais-kandivali/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/