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Mumbai High-Rise Fire Contained at Andheri’s Sorrento Tower With Dozens Evacuated, One Hospitalised

Officials said the blaze was confined to an electrical shaft that charred wiring across multiple floors, with the cause under investigation.

Overview

  • Around 30–40 residents were moved from the 16th-floor refuge area via staircases, and three people were rescued from flat 1503 using breathing apparatus.
  • The Mumbai Fire Brigade declared a Level‑I incident at 10:20 am and extinguished the fire by 11:37 am after deploying multiple engines and equipment.
  • Authorities reported charring within the electric shaft between the 10th and 21st floors, with routers, shoe racks and wooden furniture near ducts affected on several levels.
  • Reports cited heavy damage on the 12th–14th floors, and a 53-year-old man was admitted to hospital for breathlessness with his condition described as stable.
  • Electricity was cut to the building pending safety clearance, forcing temporary relocations, while some residents, including actor Pushkar Jog, reported homes destroyed.