Goregaon Building Fire: 7 Dead, 51 Injured, Vehicles Gutted In 7-Storey Blaze Incident

At least seven people were killed, while 40 others have been injured after a fire broke out in the wee hours at a seven-storey residential building in Mumbai. 

Several people were stranded on various floors including the terrace.

The incident took place Jay Bhavani building near Azad Maidan in Goregaon West at around 3 am on Friday, October 6. 

As per preliminary report, the fire spread through shops on the ground floor, scrap material as well as several parked vehicles. However, Chief Fire Officer Ravindra Ambulgekar said that the building was constructed in 2006 under the Slum Rehabilitation scheme and had no firefighting system. The lift was old and significant amount of smoke travelled through lift duct.

Maharashtra's Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on X, formerly Twitter, “Pained to know about loss of lives in the fire incident at Goregaon, Mumbai. We are in touch with BMC & Mumbai Police officials & all the assistance is being provided. My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and wishing speedy recovery to the injured ones.”

Pained to know about loss of lives in the fire incident at #Goregaon, Mumbai.
We are in touch with BMC & Mumbai Police officials & all the assistance is being provided.
My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and wishing speedy recovery to the injured…

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) October 6, 2023

Of the total injured in the fire incident, five are in critical condition. Besides, several cars and two-wheelers parked in the building were also gutted in the fire, reports stated.

Six casualties were reported out of the 25 sent to Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Medical College (HBT) hospital. On the other hand, at Cooper Hospital one person died and 15 people were injured, of which two are in critical condition.

Among the deceased, there was one male and four females, with two being minors.

The fire was extinguished after over three hours, around 7:00 am.

Eights fire engines, five jumbo water tankers, three automatic turn tables, one turn table ladder, a quick response vehicle and an ambulance were rushed to the spot.

Deputy Chief Fire Officer, District Fire Officer, Assistant Divisional Fire Officer, three Senior Station Officers and three Station Officers reached the spot of the incident.