25 Doctors On COVID-19 Duty Rescued After Major Fire Breaks Out In South Mumbai Hotel

At least 25 were rescued from a hotel near Marine Lines housing doctors and health workers after a fire there around midnight, officials said.

According to a News18 report, all 25 people were resident doctors who were staying in the hotel at the time of the accident. The BMC Fire Brigade rushed three fire tenders and the firefighters continue to battle the blaze.

"The fire spread on the first to third floors of the hotel located on 1st Marine street. It is a level-2 fire and at least eight fire engines have been rushed to the spot," an official said.

The Brihanmumabi Municipal Corporation (BMC) has arranged temporary accommodation for the people involved in essential services due to COVID-19 pandemic such as healthcare in many hotels and lodges in the city.

The blaze was confined to mainly electric fittings, wiring and ducting in the five-storey Hotel Fortune.

The hotel housed around two dozen doctors and health workers who were immediately evacuated and five males stuck on the fourth floor were safely rescued by ladders, said an official.

(With inputs from IANS)