Pune Fire Incident: Teen Dies in High-Rise Blaze, Cylinder Blast Injures Rescue Team

Pune: A 15-year-old boy died after a massive fire broke out in a 14-storey building in Undri area. In this incident five people, including two firefighters, were injured. On Friday, afternoon, a major fire broke out on on the 12th floor of a 14-storey building Jagdamba Bhavan Road, creating significant panic among residents. According to information provided by authorities, Firefighting operation got difficult as gas cylinder exploded during the rescue operation.

Sudden blast left two firefighters and three residents injured, while a 15-year-old boy died during this incident, said officials. Injured individuals, were immediately shifted to hospital for treatment. Fire was massive that it took hours to bring it under control. 

A massive fire broke out in some shanties at a slum in Kurla area of Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon, September 24. The blaze erupted around 12.15 pm in the shanties at Sevak Nagar located on Jarimari Road in Kurla West, following which at least four fire engines were rushed to the spot, a civic official told the news agency PTI.

The fire was confined to five to seven shanties and the firefighting operation was on, he said, adding that no injuries were reported so far. The reason for the blaze will be investigated after cooling operations.