Overview

• The fire broke out at 4:58 am in Parsik Cafe, a 1,000 sq ft ground-floor unit in the Chandrabhaga Park complex at Kharegaon, Kalwa.
• Disaster management cell personnel received the owner’s alert and coordinated the rapid deployment of fire tenders to the scene.
• All 35 occupants of Chandrabhaga Park B Wing were safely evacuated with support from the fire department.
• Firefighters brought the blaze under control by 6:25 am after it inflicted significant interior damage, destroying furniture and kitchen appliances.
• Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire in light of recent residential fire safety concerns in the Mumbai-Thane region.