There have been no reports of injuries, the fire, which started early morning, caused significant damage to the 14-storey commercial building
One of the waiters of '1 Above' directed 13 patrons to illegally constructed toilet block which had no exit or ventilation, and as a result all 13 and the waiter himself died of suffocation, the report submitted by a three-member committee noted.
The blaze, which was triggered by short-circuit, was extinguished within minutes, the official said. "The fire was doused even before the fire brigade team arrived," he said.
On December 29 last year, a massive fire swept through the two roof-top pubs located in the Kamala Mills Compound here, claiming 14 lives.
Police have registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under section 304 II of the IPC against the accused.
Nirupam said that BMC Commissioner Mehta should either name the person or accept that he (Mehta) made such a statement just to divert attention from the issue.
Two weeks after the fire tragedy, the pub owners -- Hitesh Sanghvi, Jigar Sanghvi and Abhijeet Mankar -- continue to evade arrest despite the police widening its dragnet and issuing lookout notices for them.
The preliminary investigation report conducted by the Mumbai fire brigade into the deadly inferno that engulfed two posh restaurants at Kamala Mills Compound concluded that the fire started from a hookah at Mojo's Bistro and then spread to 1Above.
BJP MP Hema Malini today said accidents such as the Kamala Mills fire, occur due to high population and suggested that a population limit should be fixed for each city.
Some patrons of '1 Above' casually took selfies of the massive flames that leapt metres into the sky, while a few others lay immobilised in a drunken stupor which delayed the rescue process.
"Disturbing to know about the loss of lives in unfortunate Kamala Mills fire incident in Mumbai. My thoughts are with the families who lost their loved ones and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured. Directed the BMC Commissioner to conduct an in-depth enquiry," Fadnavis said in a tweet.
Fourteen people were killed and 19 others injured after a major fire broke out in a building in Kamala Mills Compound in Lower Parel in Mumbai last night.
At least 14 people were killed and as many injured after a major fire in a building in Kamala Mills Compound in Lower Parel, an official said.
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One person was killed and six others were left injured after a slab of a building in Kamala Mills compound in Mumbai's Lower Parel collapsed.