Fire at Raghuvanshi Mills, SoBo bank, Andheri godown; officer faints during firefighting operation, is found Covid positive

MUMBAI: The city witnessed three fire incidents on Thursday morning. Around 9.30am, a major fire broke out in a ground-plus-five storey commercial building at Raghuvanshi Mills compound in Lower Parel.
As flames spread fast in the building that houses several offices, including that of a film production house, and two restaurants, thick smoke covered the ground, first and second floors, which affected firefighting operations.Firemen managed to douse the flames by 4.30pm, with the help of 14 fire engines. A fireman sustained minor injuries during the operation. He was treated in an ambulance on the spot and sent home to rest.
However, around 7pm, the fire restarted and was brought under control around 11pm, after which cooling operations started. Two floors were completely gutted. Chief fire officer P S Rahangdale said, “We managed to ensure that the fire did not spread to the adjoining buildings.” He added that they will check if the building’s firefighting system was operational.
Earlier in the day, a major fire erupted in the ground-floor office of Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait in the 14-storey Jolly Maker Chambers II at Nariman Point. Firefighters managed to control the blaze with the help of five fire engines after a two-hour struggle. The fire alarm system of the bank was working, but the sprinklers failed, said an official. The building firefighting system also was in working condition, which helped douse the flames faster, he added.
In the third incident, a godown was gutted in a blaze at Nanddham Industrial Estate in Marol in Andheri (E) in the wee hours of Thursday. The blaze was brought under control after four hours. However, a divisional fire officer fainted during the firefighting operation. He was rushed to hospital where a Covid-19 diagnosis was made through CT scan. The test reports of his driver, a staffer and a family member are awaited. The fire officer was unwell since Wednesday, but had reported for work after the fire call was received a little after midnight.