Mumbai: In a tragic fire accident on Sunday morning, seven members of the same family, including three children, lost their lives after a blaze engulfed a double-storey shop-cum-residential building in Chembur, Mumbai.
The fire, which occurred at around 5:20 am, started on the ground floor of the building, where an electrical short circuit led to the ignition of the shop’s wiring and installations. The fire quickly spread to the upper floor, which served as the family’s residence.
#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 7 people including 3 children died after a fire broke out at a shop in Chembur around 5 am today: BMC pic.twitter.com/Q87SN0Pgdo
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Despite efforts to save the victims, they succumbed to severe burn injuries after being rushed to the hospital. The deceased have been identified as Presi Prem Gupta (7), Manju Prem Gupta (30), Anita Dharamdev Gupta (39), Prem Chediram Gupta (30), Narendra Gupta (10), Vidhi Chediram Gupta (15), and Gita Devi Dharamdev Gupta (60).
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of the deceased victims from the CM’s relief fund. In addition, the CM has ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident to determine whether any negligence contributed to the tragedy.
चेंबूरच्या सिद्धार्थनगरमधील आगीच्या दुर्घटनेतील मृतांच्या कुटुंबियांना ५ लाख रुपयांची मदत आणि जखमींवर शासनाच्या खर्चाने उपचार केले जातील, अशी घोषणा मुख्यमंत्री @mieknathshinde यांनी केली.
मुख्यमंत्री श्री. शिंदे यांनी घटनास्थळी भेट देऊन पीडित कुटुंबियांची आस्थेने विचारपूस केली… pic.twitter.com/HBrY1Vahjl— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) October 6, 2024
Two individuals who were sleeping on the ground floor managed to escape the inferno. Hemraj Singh Rajput, DCP Zone 6, confirmed that the police received a distress call around 6 am.
Officials categorized the fire as a ‘level one’ incident, with the damage largely contained to the electric wiring and installations on the ground floor. Authorities have identified the short circuit as the primary cause of the fire, but investigations will continue to rule out other potential factors.
This incident follows another fire accident on Saturday in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi, where a blaze erupted in a warehouse. While the cause of that fire is still under investigation, it has raised fresh concerns about fire safety in the region.
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