Mumbai: A fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday at Engeen Chambers, a commercial building located opposite Bharat Bank on CST Road in Kalina, Santacruz East. The incident was reported at 2.37 am, following which multiple fire brigade units were rushed to the spot. The fire was spread to a closed office on the sixth floor of the basement-plus-ground-plus-six-storey glass-façade commercial building. According to the fire brigade department, the blaze affected electric wiring and installations, office files and records, wooden furniture, computers, doors, windows, chairs, the glass façade and the false ceiling, spread over an area of approximately 60 feet by 60 feet.A detailed firefighting operation involving an Assistant Divisional Fire Officer, senior station officers, four fire engines, three jumbo tankers, an aerial water tower tender, a hydraulic platform, a quick response vehicle and a breathing apparatus van was undertaken. Police personnel, staff from the electricity distribution company, BMC ward staff and a 108 ambulance were also deployed at the site. The fire was extinguished by 4.14 am, officials said, adding that no injuries were reported in the incident. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
