Overview
- The blaze began in the kitchen and dining area of Foo on the third floor of VN Sphere Mall and was reported to civic authorities early Friday morning.
- Mumbai Fire Brigade raised a Level II call at 6:28 a.m. and deployed multiple fire engines, water tankers and support teams from police, electricity crews and BMC ward staff.
- Firefighters entered the smoke-filled interior using breathing apparatus and worked for nearly three hours before declaring the fire extinguished at about 8:55 a.m.
- No injuries were reported and an ambulance service was kept on standby while crews carried out cooling operations to prevent re-ignition.
- A formal investigation into the cause and the extent of structural or property damage is under way and officials have said the mall's fire systems were functioning during the incident.