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₹5 Lakh Aid For Those Who Died In Fire At Mumbai High-Rise: Aaditya Thackeray

Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday said families of those who died in a fire at a high-rise building in Tardeo, Mumbai, will get ₹5 lakh compensation. Also Read: Death Toll From Level-3 Fire At 20-Storey Building In Mumbai Reaches 7

At least seven people were killed and several others were wounded in a massive fire that erupted in a multistorey building near Bhatia Hospital in the Tardeo area of Mumbai on Saturday (January 22, 2022) morning.

Later in the afternoon, the Maharashtra government announced that it would bear the cost of medical treatment of the injured and provide an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the next of kin of those killed in the fire.

Aaditya Thackeray visits the Kamala Building fire site in Mumbai to take stock of the ground situation. He also said that he is monitoring the ongoing firefighting and rescue operations.

“Government will give an ex gratia amount of Rs 5 lakhs to the families of victims who lost their lives in the fire incident at the Kamala building in Mumbai’s Tardeo area,” said Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray.

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The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) has designated it as a Level-3 (major) fire. A total of 13 fire tenders were sent to the spot to douse the fire, officials said.

The fire started around 7.30 am in the upper part of the 20-storey Kamala building. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar assured that a thorough probe will be conducted into the accident.

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