Mumbai Building Fire: PM Modi Announces Ex-Gratia Of Rs 2 Lakh For Next Of Kin Of Deceased, Rs 50,000 For Injured

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each and Rs 50,000 from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the Mumbai residential building fire at Tardeo. Also Read: Death Toll From Level-3 Fire At 20-Storey Building In Mumbai Reaches 7

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said that six people were killed when a fire broke out inside the 20-storey Kamala building in Mumbai on Saturday morning. The civic body further informed that 16 people are admitted to various hospitals, while seven were treated and injured. Also Read: ₹5 Lakh Aid For Those Who Died In Fire At Mumbai High-Rise: Aaditya Thackeray

“An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the building fire in Tardeo, Mumbai. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000 each,” the Prime Minister’s Office tweeted quoting the Prime Minister.

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“Saddened by the building fire at Tardeo in Mumbai. Condolences to the bereaved families and prayers with the injured for the speedy recovery,” the PMO tweeted.

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The fire started in Level 3 of the residential building. DCP Saurabh Tripathi said that 21 fire tenders reached the spot to control the fire.

Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray and Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar visited the fire site.

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