120907 Firemen struggle to douse Bandra-Kurla Complex fire
India Sep 06 2012 “Building” “Office bldg.”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Web Source: Times of India
Date: 8 September, 2012
Country: India
Firemen struggle to douse Bandra-Kurla Complex fire
Updated: 2012-09-08-06:56
MUMBAI: A major fire broke on the 12th floor of the First International Financial Centre (FIFC) building at Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) at 10.32am on Friday. The fire raged on for over two hours, before the fire brigade could extinguish it.
The FIFC building was reportedly newly constructed and the offices were not in operation. As soon as the fire broke out, 8-10 laborers who were in the building ran down. No injuries were reported. The police cordoned off the area and declared it a ‘no man’s land’, as the fire brigade’s dousing operations began.
However, for over half-an-hour, the fire brigade found it difficult to deal with the blaze as the hydraulic ladders didn’t reach upto the 12th floor. The blaze had even reached parts of the 13th floor.
Chandrakant Bhonsle, senior inspector of police, BKC, said that work on the interiors was going on in the 12th floor. “But at the time of fire, it was unoccupied. Prima facie, the cause of fire is due to a short-circuit in the AC plant,” said Bhonsle.
“Three hydraulic ladders of different sizes were brought on the spot and additional pipes had to be
attached from neighbouring buildings,” said Bhonsle.