A massive fire broke out in 'Galaxy Hotel' in the Santacruz area on Sunday afternoon. In this accident, three people died and three others were seriously injured.
A sudden fire broke out in room number 103 around 1:30 pm on Sunday afternoon on the third floor of Galaxy Hotel near Prabhat Colony in Santa Cruz. In no time the intensity of the fire increased and it spread to the upper floor.
As soon as the incident was reported, many fire engines reached the spot and started trying to control the fire and evacuate the trapped people. However, the three Rupali Kanji (25), Kishan (28) and Kantilal Gordhan Wara (48) died in the rush. So, Alfa Wakharia (19), Manjula Wakharia (49) and Mohammad Aslam (48) have been injured. On them V. N. Desai is undergoing treatment at the hospital. The hotel has suffered huge damage in this incident.
The exact cause of the fire in the building is not yet clear. According to the fire prevention law in the municipal area, it is necessary to install a fire prevention system for buildings with a height of more than fifteen meters including government offices. Also, if there is an industrial building, it becomes inevitable to install a fire prevention system without any height requirement.
However, Galaxy Hotel was built in 1966 and at that time there were no fire prevention laws. Therefore, the fire prevention system was not installed in the concerned building, informed the senior officials of the fire brigade.
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