Mumbai: Over two hours on, firefighting still underway at Lower Parel commercial building
Mumbai (PTI): The operation to douse the blaze at a commercial building in Mumbai has been going on for more than two hours after a fire erupted there on Friday morning, civic officials said.
There are no reports of any injury to anyone in the fire that broke out at the Times Tower building in the Kamala Mills compound of the Lower Parel area around 6.30 am, the officials said.
The authorities had initially said that the commercial building had seven floors. They later updated the information, calling it a 14-storey structure.
The level 2 (major) fire is confined to an electric duct between the 3rd and 7th floors on the rear side of the building with a glass facade, a civic official said.
Firefighters used “chisel and hammer” to break the locks on the doors and enter the commercial building to battle the fire, he said.
Eight fire engines and other firefighting vehicles were sent to the spot, an official had said earlier.
The Kamala Mills compound, which has witnessed many major fires, is located next to the Parkside residential building.
Parkside residents said it was a “terrifying experience” to see plumes of flame and smoke rising close to their homes.
According to the residents, their security staff tried to control the blaze with their building's firefighting equipment before firemen arrived at the scene.
“Our emergency team used our hose pipes before the fire brigade could reach the spot,” claimed one of the residents.
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Iran’s Fars reports missiles hit US warship near Hormuz after it ignored warnings from IRGC
Tehran/Washington: Iran’s Fars News Agency has reported that two missiles struck a US Navy vessel near Jask in the Strait of Hormuz, citing local sources.
According to the report, the vessel was hit after it allegedly ignored warnings from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to halt.
There has been no official confirmation from US authorities on the reported incident so far.
The development comes shortly after US President Donald Trump said Washington would begin “Project Freedom” to guide stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command said the operation would involve 15,000 military personnel along with more than 100 land- and sea-based aircraft, warships and drones.
Further details about the reported strike and any damage or casualties remain unclear.
