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Seven people including two minors were killed and over 40 injured after a fire tore through a residential building in Mumbai’s Goregaon area today. As per the BMC official, the blaze started at around 3 am at 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.
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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.”
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2. While speaking to news agency ANI, BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said that all the deceased died due to suffocation and none died due to burn injuries. He further added that the injured will be given free medical treatment and will also allocate ₹4 Lakh each compensation to the next kin of deceased.
3. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also expressed grief over the loss of lives in the fire and announced that the State government will provide monetary help of ₹5 lakh to their families. “I am continuously talking with Municipal Commissioner and Police… What happened is unfortunate. I express my condolences to those who died. The government will provide monetary help of ₹5 lakhs to their families. Those who are injured will be given treatment by the government,” Maharashtra CM said.
4. BMC has issued a list of the deceased and injured in the Goregaon fire incident where the death toll stands at seven.
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