Overview
- Fire started in the kitchen and dining area of Foo Asian Tapas inside VN Sphere Mall and was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade at about 6:02 am on Friday.
- The MFB declared a Level II call and deployed multiple fire engines, water tankers, police, power company crews and a 108 ambulance to the scene.
- Firefighters doused the blaze after roughly three hours, completed cooling operations and carried out inspections with no injuries reported.
- Officials say the mall and restaurant had working fire-compliance measures and an extinguishing system that limited the spread, while a formal cause report is pending.
- The incident revived scrutiny of building alterations and inspection practices after a recent Oct. 19 restaurant fire and a 2014 lounge blaze at the same mall.