1 dead, 2 injured in fire at Mumbai building; patients from adjacent hospital shifted
Mumbai (PTI): A 46-year-old man died and two women were injured in a fire that broke out in a building adjoining a hospital in suburban Ghatkopar here on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
After the fire, 22 patients undergoing treatment in the adjacent hospital were shifted to another medical facility as a precautionary measure, they said.
The blaze erupted in the electricity meter room of a hotel located on the ground floor of the six-storey 'Vishwas' building in Ghatkopar east area around 2 pm, an official said.
On being alerted, the fire brigade personnel and police rushed to the spot and launched rescue and firefighting operations, he said.
"Three persons, who were trapped in the fire were rescued by the fire brigade personnel and rushed to the civic-run Rajawadi hospital," he said.
Qureshi Dedhia was declared dead at the hospital, the official said, adding that 18-year-old Taniya Kamble sustained 20 per cent burn injuries, while Kulsum Shaikh, 20, suffered from suffocation due to the fire.
"As a precautionary measure, 22 patients undergoing treatment in the adjoining hospital, were shifted to another medical facility," he said, adding that the blaze was brought under control.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Fire breaks out near Parekh Hospital in Mumbai's Ghatkopar. Eight fire tenders have reached the spot. Further details awaited: Mumbai Fire Brigade pic.twitter.com/iiKUAIGEAh
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
