not safe from fire and other hazards. This
has been seen time and again. And today, a
yet another case of fire was reported from
a skyscraper in the upscale locality of
Mumbai in Bandra. The blaze broke out on
the 13 floor of La Mer residential building,
situated close to Mount Mary steps. No
injuries or casualties have been reported
yet.
The first call regarding the fire was made at
12:50 pm as per the disaster management
department of Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC). The fire brigade
immediately sent five fire tenders and water
tankers to the building. Mahesh Narvekar,
chief of the BMC's disaster management
department confirmed that that there were
no casualties. He also said that despite no
fire fighting systems in place, the fire
fighters were able to douse the fire and
didn't allow it to spread.
Interestingly, Le Mer is the same building
where Aishwarya Rai Bachchan used to
reside prior to her marriage to Abhishek
Bachchan in 2007. Her parents still reside
there. Both Aishwarya and Abhishek rushed
as soon as they got the news of the fire.
They must have been relieved to know that
everything is in control.
Even Sachin Tendulkar used to live in this
building and his in-laws still reside there. In
fact, as per Savita Shinde, assistant police
inspector from Bandra police station, the
fire started from the kitchen of Sachin
Tendulkar's flat. The caretaker of the house
saw the flames first.
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-abhishek-bachchan-rush-bandra-fire-breaks-le-mer-building/.
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