FIR Against Pub Owner For Negligence After Fire In Mumbai's Kamala Mills Compound Kills 14
The fire broke out shortly after midnight on the third floor of the four-storey building on Senapati Bapat Marg. Most of the victims of the fire were women including a 28-year-old who was celebrating her birthday at the ill fated building. According to the doctors most of them died of suffocation from the smoke.
An FIR has been registered against the owner of the pub in Mumbai's Kamala Mills Compound after the building was gutted in a blaze resulting the death of at least 14 people.
The case has been filed under the charges of culpable homicide under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Reuters
19 others were also injured in the fire which broke out on the top floor of a building in Lower Parel during a birthday celebration of Thursday night.
UNBELIEVABLE! Was damn lucky to notice this and raise the alarm in time #KamalaMills #Fire pic.twitter.com/Yx2Dt9qLGB
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The fire broke out shortly after midnight on the third floor of the four-storey building on Senapati Bapat Marg, a civic official said.
Reuters
The complex houses many pubs, bistros and eateries and is a popular venue for many party goers in the city. The complex also is home to several media houses.
#KamalaMillsFire next to @TimesNow office pic.twitter.com/gleCXes1fs
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Most of the victims of the fire were women, including a 28-year-old who was celebrating her birthday at the ill fated building.
According to the doctors who conducted the postmortem of the victims, most of them died of suffocation from the smoke.
#KamalaMills Fire: Rescue operations underway. pic.twitter.com/Ll3Xhc4Iqc
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Several fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control by 3 am.
According to the official, the cause of the fire remains to be ascertained.
