Goregaon building fire: 7 dead, several injured in Mumbai; PM Modi, Maha govt announces ex-gratia. Top 10 updates
Jay Sandesh building in Goregaon West. As per the officials, the affected persons were rushed to a trauma centre at Jogeshwari and civic-run Cooper Hospital at Juhu. Before firefighters arrived at the scene, the blaze had covered the building from all sides.
It completely gutted the shops, scrap material and two-wheelers on the ground floor, fire officials as reported by news agency PTI. 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives in the fire that broke out at a building in Goregaon, Mumbai.
The Prime Minister announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each for the next-of-kin of the deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured. In a post on X, he wrote, “Pained by the loss of lives due to a fire mishap in Mumbai's Goregaon. Condolences to the bereaved families.
I pray that the injured recover soon. Authorities are providing all possible assistance to those affected. An ex-gratia of Rs.
2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000." "Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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