A Level-I fire broke out at a commercial building on Kandiwali Station Road in Mumbai’s Kandivali West early Monday morning, prompting a rescue operation by the Mumbai Fire Brigade. Eleven people staying at a lodging house on the second floor were safely evacuated through the staircase. No injuries were reported in the fire brigade’s initial update.

The incident was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade Control at around 4:14 a.m., with the blaze breaking out at Abhirai Hotel. According to the civic fire authorities, the fire affected electrical wiring and installations, along with wooden furniture, tarpaulin, bamboo and plastic materials at an adjacent temporary fruit stall.

The blaze also damaged clothes, wooden furniture and a false ceiling across an area of around 50 square feet on the fourth floor. Aluminium and plastic decorative sheets on the exterior of the building were also affected. The entire commercial structure, which consists of a basement, ground floor and four upper floors, was reported to have become smoke-logged during the incident.

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Firefighters reached the building and carried out rescue operations while working to contain the blaze. The 11 people inside the second-floor lodging house were brought out safely through the staircase. The fire was brought under control and fully extinguished at around 6:07 a.m., after which the situation at the site was brought under control.

The fire brigade has not reported any injuries or casualties in connection with the incident. The initial update classified the blaze as a Level-I fire, but authorities did not provide details about what caused it. Further assessment of the affected areas and the circumstances leading to the fire is expected to determine the cause.

The incident comes after another major fire in Mumbai earlier this month in Vile Parle West, where two people, including a toddler, died and six others were injured after a residential building caught fire. The blaze was initially classified as Level-I before being escalated to Level-II, with firefighters deploying multiple fire tenders and specialised equipment to bring it under control.

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