11 rescued in fire at Mumbai’s Kandivali hotel

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.