Reports say actress Deepika Padukone has her residence at the 26th floor in the skyscraper. She was not present at her house when the fire broke out. 90-95 people were evacuated from the building. No casualties were reported so far. The fire was brought under control at 3:40 pm.
Deepika sought to respond to queries about her well-being. She tweeted she's safe and urged people to pray for firefighters who risked their lives to douse the blaze.
The fire was brought under control at 3:40 pm.
The cause of the fire is not known. It is to be found out whether the standards of fire protection and fire safety norms were followed or not.
Last Saturday, a fire broke out in a building in the region's Fort area. A part of the building collapsed due to it. Two fire brigade personnel injured themselves while putting out the blaze. On June 1 fire broke out in the multi-storeyed Scindia House in South Mumbai. The building, a well-known landmark in South Mumbai, also houses the office of the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT).
More details awaited.