A fire registered this Saturday in the Kamala residential building, located in the southern part of the Indian city of Bombay, left at least seven dead and 16 injured.
Local media reported that the incident broke out on the 18th floor of the 20-storey building with a strong column of smoke emanating outwards, for which the rescuers evicted the residents, who were treated by medical services and transferred to the hospital. closest.
The Bombay City Fire Department described the fire as a level three danger, which required the deployment of 21 trucks and a hundred troops to put out the flames, according to statements by Deputy Police Commissioner Saurabh Tripathi.
Meanwhile, the local authorities began an investigation to determine the causes that caused the fire, without the details being known in that regard.
For his part, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government will extend monetary compensation from the National Aid Fund to the families of those killed and injured in the fire.
India is a country in which fires, landslides and other accidents are likely to occur, due, among other things, to the precarious state of housing infrastructure and the lack of systematic maintenance, reports the TeleSur portal.
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