Overview
- A fire in the CT‑MRI unit at Bhatia Hospital on Grant Road led to the temporary evacuation of about 250 people, with no injuries reported, and was declared extinguished by 3 pm.
- Mumbai Fire Brigade deployed at least eight engines, used forced ventilation to clear smoke, and carried out stage-wise shifting of newborns from the NICU located above the affected unit.
- In Andheri East’s Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar chawl, three residents sustained severe burns, including a 50-year-old woman with roughly 95–98% burns, and were moved from Cooper Hospital to Kasturba Hospital’s burn ward.
- A kitchen blaze at Colaba Social injured two staffers—Sunil Singh with about 5% burns and Subrat Barai with around 15% burns—while officials say the cause is under investigation with indications of chimney wiring or a short circuit.
- A separate fire at a Kurla East high-rise prompted evacuations with no casualties, and civic officials said the Colaba restaurant will face a fire-safety compliance inspection.