A major fire was controlled in the plush Legend Towers, a ground-plus-32-storey high-rise in south Mumbai's Walkeshwar area, on Monday evening, because of the swift functioning of the fire safety installation in the building.
Prabhat Rahangdale, chief fire officer, Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), said, "Fire was contained in the flat where it originated and it was possible because of the well-equipped fire fighting system in the building." He added that fire fighting installations were working which facilitated the operations.
Rutvi Mehta, a resident of Malabar Hill whose mother stays on the 10th floor of the B-wing where the fire occurred, said, "My mother is arriving from Dubai on Monday evening and I had just reached the building to check the arrangements. When I saw the fire, I immediately started getting phone calls from my relatives. I am glad everyone is safe."
Another resident who did not wish to be named shared that it was the alertness of the security staff and swift evacuation that ensured no one was injured. "The fire occurred at around 4 pm and we got information from our security guards. In the mean time even our neighbours began calling, after which all of us left everything and rushed out of the building," she said, adding that they all heaved a sigh of relief on seeing the members from the flat where the fire had occurred too reaching the building podium safely.
Rahangdale said that it is very important to have fire fighting and prevention measures to be put it in buildings and they should be maintained properly. "These are some measures that we always ask residents to maintain as it help a lot us to control the fire immediately," he said.
According to MBF, the reason of the fire's spread on both the 17th and 18th floors of the building was the wooden items that are normally found in homes. Electrical wiring, false ceiling, furnishings, electrical, wooden wall paneling, wooden shelves, wardrobe, wooden beds, mattress, important documents, house hold articles, clothes, etc were damaged due to the fire, heat, smoke and water.
SWIFT ACTION SAVES DAY
Around 4 pm The fire broke out
4.17 pm Fire control got call
4.30 pm Residents started evacuating
4.32 pm Fire Brigade reached the spot
5.30 pm Fire controlled
