20200307 Blaze erupts at Mumbai’s Juhu Gymkhana; all trapped inside come out safe
India Mar 07 2020 “Building” “Other bldg.”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Blaze erupts at Mumbai’s Juhu Gymkhana; all trapped inside come out safe
Updated: 2020–03–08
MUMBAI: A fire erupted on the second floor of Club building at Juhu Gymkhana, near the bus depot, at 9.45pm on Saturday.Mumbai fire brigade and police said despite the flames spreading fast, they were contained quickly. A few people were trapped inside for sometime and some were seen running out of the club. Two fire engines, three jumbo water tanks and an ambulance were sent to the site.
Fire brigade officials said the blaze spread through the ground floor and upper two floors. There were no reports of injuries. Fire brigade officials said prima facie, the fire, which erupted on the second floor, was due to a short-circuit. The blaze was extinguished at 10.08pm, BMC disaster management officials said.
Chief fire brigade officer P S Rahangdale said, “Our teams did a good job mobilising forces, responding and controlling the situation.”
Juhu Gymkhana Club has leading filmstars, sports persons and businessmen as members. A trustee said he had written to the authorities about irregularities at the club. “uhu Club does not even have an OC. I have complained about multiple structural alterations inside. The doors of some rooms open inward, instead of outside, so there is no chance of escaping a fire from a closed room,” he told TOI.
Club vice-president Anil Mahesh refused to comment about the OC. “I have nothing to say, except that everybody is safe, and there are no casualties,” he said.
Web Source: The times of India