Nine injured in fire at residential building in Mumbai's Kurla
The blaze was confined to electrical wiring, installations inside electrical ducts and iron doors on multiple floors of the ground-plus-12-storey building, civic officials said
Summary by The Mumbai Editorial Desk · As published by The Hindu — Mumbai · · 1 min read
The blaze was confined to electrical wiring, installations inside electrical ducts and iron doors on multiple floors of the ground-plus-12-storey building, civic officials said

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Early Tuesday, a fire ignited on the 12th floor of the Kohinoor HDIL Building No. 6 in Kurla West, causing injuries to nine people, including a five-year-old boy and two teenagers. Eight individuals were treated for smoke inhalation at Rajawadi Hospital, while a 55-year-old man s...
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