Ten persons were rescued from a building that caught fire in Colaba and were hospitalised with symptoms of suffocation on July 21. The fire broke out around noon at the Churchill Chambers, a four-storey structure. The fire brigade reached the site at 12.25 p.m. after being alerted by a policeman from the Colaba police station who was on patrol. Fire brigade officials said that residents living on the third and fourth floor were rescued and one person was in a critical condition at the St. George Hospital. “Most victims have been showing symptoms of suffocation but one was very critical, as it took time to find him,” a fire official said.

Source: The Hindu July 21, 2019 09:38 UTC