In the first few moments, Ms. Shroff said, patrons at 1 Above did not seem panicked. The fire quickly engulfed the rooftop, with flames spreading along cloth canopies that collapsed on people’s heads as alcohol bottles exploded. There were no sprinklers or fire extinguishers, Ms. Shroff and two other witnesses said, and no clearly marked escape route. Ms. Shroff, 30, ended up at King Edward Memorial Hospital with burn injuries. “We were really disappointed that there were so many people with cameras out,” Ms. Kabra said.

Source: New York Times December 31, 2017 13:07 UTC