Overview
- The blaze began around 2:10 pm at Chandiwala Pearl Regency on S V Road and was fully doused by about 4:35 pm, officials said.
- Twenty-seven people were moved to safety, with nine rescued via ladders from upper floors and 18 guided down staircases.
- A 27-year-old woman was treated for smoke inhalation at Cooper Hospital and later discharged, and three firefighters sustained minor injuries.
- Fire was confined to electrical wiring and the building’s electric duct between the first and fourth floors, damaging common passages and a first-floor gym.
- The operation deployed multiple engines, jumbo tankers and aerial equipment, power was cut for safety, and the cause remains under investigation.