A massive fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon on the upper floors of a skyscraper, located in Worli’s Prabhadevi area in Mumbai. About ninety to ninety-five persons were rescued safely. The fire, which was earlier characterised as a 'Level-II' one, now falls in ‘level-III’ category. Fire fighting operations are underway. The building is named Beaumonde residential complex, where Bollywood star Deepika Padukone also owns a house. Six fire engines and five jumbo tankers and a hydraulics platform and ambulance are present at the spot currently. No causalities have been reported so far. Read: Worli Fire - latest updates There is already an early controversy brewing about the fire with Shiv Sena corporator Kishori Pednekar alleging that the building’s security guards tried to douse the fire before informing the ‘fire and police promptly. She told DNA: “The building had private security agency which was not skilled. They tried to douse the fire on their own instead of informing Fire Department and police promptly. That wasted some time.” Meanwhile, Shiv Sena MLA Sada Sarvankar blamed the BMC and police saying that the fire department had no facility to climb the building. He said: “It is lucky that people survived. Firemen rushed through stairs to douse fire.” The Mumbai police in response to a Twitter user sharing a picture of the fire, tweeted, "Our staff & Fire Brigade is on the spot for assistance. They are trying their best to douse the fire and provide necessary help to people there." Chief Fire Officer, P S Rahabgdale said, "A duplex flat on 32nd and 33rd floor has caught fire. We have rescued 90-95 persons. The firefighting operations are going on" In 2010, actor Deepika Padukone bought a plush four-bedroom apartment in a 33-storey tower for a whopping Rs16 crore along with her father Prakash, a former national badminton champion. Currently, Padukone is travelling, but all her staff members were successfully evacuated.<doc-sep>A resident of the B-Wing, 16th floor, who requested anonymity, told Firstpost that she got to know of the fire because she heard screams from the C-Wing. B-WIng is where the fire is happening. Auto refresh feeds "Our staff & Fire Brigade is on the spot for assistance. They are trying their best to douse the fire and provide necessary help to people there." Reports said that it is a lever-II fire which broke out in commercial premises at Appasaheb Marathe Marg in Worli, Mumbai. Four fire tenders are present at the spot. Reports said that the level-II fire has not claimed any lives yet. The building is reportedly the home to actor Deepika Padukone. More details are awaited. Reports say that the fire broke out on the 33rd floor of the building and the top two floors are badly affected. The Mumbai Police have said its staff and firefighting personnel are at the spot. "They are trying to do their best and douse the fire," the Mumbai Police said on Twitter. Several images of the fire have been doing the rounds on social media. Image procured by Firstpost. A level - II fire in a building at Appasaheb Marathe Marg in Prabhadevi locality in Worli: More than 90 people rescued safely. 6 fire engines, 5 jumbo tankers and an ambulance at the spot. Firefighting operations underway. They also said that her house has suffered no damage so far. "Deepika Padukone lives on the 26th floor of Beaumonde, while the fire took place in the same wing as hers, it was on the 33rd floor. Deepika is currently out for a brand shoot. Some of her staff members are at home," Deepika's PR team told Firstpost. Deepika lives on 26th floor of Beaumonde and is out of town, house has suffered no damage: Actor's PR team Residents in the C-wing started screaming when the fire broke out, which is how the residents in the B-wing found out about the incident. The fire could be spreading to the 29th floor. The fire first broke out on the 33rd floor of the Beaumonde Towers. The fire, which broke out at around 2.15 pm, was upgraded to level III soon. At least, two ambulances and four fire tenders are present at the spot. A resident of the B-Wing, 16th floor, who requested anonymity, told Firstpost that she got to know of the fire because she heard screams from the C-Wing. B-WIng is where the fire is happening. According to reports, the fire which was upgraded to level III soon after it broke out, has been confined to the duplex apartments on the 32nd and the 33rd floor. Authorities rushed the emergency medical services on the spot, but no casualties have been reported so far. According to media reports, all residents from Beaumonde towers have been evacuated safely. Thefire broke out in the top floors of the B-wing of the plush high-rise residential building, however, residents from the A and C wing have also been evacuated as a precautionary measure. ANI reported that 10 fire tenders, two quick response vehicles, five water tankers, and two ambulances present at the site. The firefighting operations are still underway. The level-III fire, which broke out in a building at Appasaheb Marathe Marg in Prabhadevi locality in Mumbai's Worli area, is not yet doused. However, the fire tenders have managed to contain it to the the top two floors of the 33-storey-building. Police officials present at the venue said that a investigation will be launched in the cause of fire that engulfed the top floor of the Beaumonde towers in Prabhadevi area. Future course of action will be decided after further investigation. A Mumbai police official told Firstpost, the evacuation took more than an hour. He said the cause of the fire will be known in the next one to two days after thorough investigation. Ward chairman Kishori Pednekar told Firstpost that the fire is still blazing because of the lapses on the part of the building security. She said that unskilled staff went for the rescue operations initially, and the team tried to douse the fire for 25 minutes before calling up the fire department. The fire has just spread to the left side of the tower on the 33rd and 32nd floors. Apparently the hydraulic systems used to douse the fire, even with the help of ladders and extensions, can only reach till the 28th floor. The fire fighters were struggling to control the fire which has now spread on to the ceiling and flames could be seen blazing out of the top-left corner on the rear end of the building. Smoke has engulfed the top five floors of the building and the rescue operations have been halted for now as the fire tenders struggle to reach the height and access the floors that are ablaze. This side of the building was unaffected previously but the fire has now spread on to the rear end. Dilip Yadav, a municipality volunteer, said that this was the third time the same building has caught fire. The high-rise was on fire twice before while it was still under the construction phase. Actor Deepika Padukone, who also owns an apartment in the same building, said she was safe. She also urged the people to pray for the firefighters who were battling the blaze at the 33-floor high-rise building. Chief Fire Officer, Prabhat Rahangdale told Firstpost that the department doesn't have the estimate of how tall the building is. He said that the keys of both the floors have just reached the firefighters, after which they will try and access the two floors. Earlier, Shiv Sena MLA Sada Sarvankar had said that the fire department can only douse fires until the 18th floor. He blamed the department for giving NOC for a 33-storey building even when it was not equipped to tackle the height in case of a fire. Chief Fire Officer Prabhat Rahangdale said the Shiv Sena MLA is lying and spreading rumours about the incident. He said that the fire department's ladder can go up to the 30th floor easily. A fire officer, who wishes to remain anonymous, told Firstpost that the glass and aluminum facade is drastically reducing the ventilation, which is making it difficult to douse the fire. He said that the fire officers at the top were also facing difficulty in resting the ladders too close to the building, because the facade is jutting out. The authorities have rushed in 20 fire tenders, 2 quick response vehicles, 5 water tankers, and 2 ambulances to the site. The firefighting operations are still underway but the blaze has been brought under control now. Dilip Yadav, a municipality volunteer, said that this was the third time the same building has caught fire. The high-rise was on fire twice before while it was still under the construction phase. A exhausted fireman, who just came out the building, was photographed outside the Beaumonde Towers in Prabhadevi. The identity of the fireman is unknown. I am safe.Thank You everyone.Let us pray for our firefighters who are at site risking their lives...🙏🏽 Actor Deepika Padukone, who also owns an apartment in the same building, said she was safe. She also urged the people to pray for the firefighters who were battling the blaze at the 33-floor high-rise building. Chief Fire Officer, Prabhat Rahangdale told Firstpost that the department doesn't have the estimate of how tall the building is. He said that the keys of both the floors have just reached the firefighters, after which they will try and access the two floors. Earlier, Shiv Sena MLA Sada Sarvankar had said that the fire department can only douse fires until the 18th floor. He blamed the department for giving NOC for a 33-storey building even when it was not equipped to tackle the height in case of a fire. Chief Fire Officer Prabhat Rahangdale said the Shiv Sena MLA is lying and spreading rumours about the incident. He said that the fire department's ladder can go up to the 30th floor easily.<doc-sep>Image of the building that caught fire in Mumbai's Worli area. Photo: Jitendra1929/Twitter A fire broke out today at the 33rd floor of a high-rise building located on Veer Savarkar Marg in Mumbai's Worli. Eight fire brigade vehicles have been rushed to Prabhadevi where the building is located. The high-rise building is in the proximity of business hotspots of Mumbai, including IndiaBulls building and Kamala Mills. The level-2 fire reportedly occurred at 2.15pm today. WATCH | Fire at Worli high-rise<doc-sep>
A level-III fire has broken out in a residential complex at Appasaheb Marathe Marg in Worli, Mumbai. The fire, which originally was a level II fire, has spread, the fire department has said. Fortunately, everyone has been rescued. The building known as Beaumonde Towers (pronounced Bo Monde) is a ground-plus-33 floor structure. The complex has three towers, and Tower B was the one that caught fire. However, as a precaution, residents of Tower A and C were evacuated as well. 10 fire engines, 5 jumbo water tankers, 2 hydraulic platforms and an ambulance is on spot. A Level III fire broke out a #Beaumont Towers in Mumbai's Worli. 10 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. Everyone has been rescued, but the fire is still not doused #Worli pic.twitter.com/LpzNSSA3Z2 — DNA (@dna) June 13, 2018 "Apparently no one was living on the top floor. They live abroad most of the time," according to Surendra Malwankar, who lives on the fifth floor of the building. The fire broke out on the 33rd floor and has now spread to five floors below, it was reported. Visuals: A level-II fire breaks out in commercial premises at Appasaheb Marathe Marg in Worli, Mumbai. Fire tenders present at the spot. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/FG8VZaCrCN — ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2018 Originally, four fire tenders were immediately rushed to the spot after a call was made at 2.10 pm. The Mumbai police in response to a Twitter user sharing a picture of the fire, tweeted, "Our staff & Fire Brigade is on the spot for assistance. They are trying their best to douse the fire and provide necessary help to people there." There is already an early controversy brewing about the fire with Shiv Sena corporator Kishori Pednekar alleging that the building’s security guards tried to douse the fire before informing the ‘fire and police promptly. Chief Fire Officer, P S Rahabgdale said, "A duplex flat on 32nd and 33rd floor has caught fire. We have rescued 90-95 persons. The firefighting operations are going on" Only last month a flat in BeauMonde was leased out at a monthly rent of Rs 11.51 lakh. It was leased to a financial advisory firm. There's a fire in the building today the fire is contained to the top floor of the building. — Singh Varun (@singhvarun) June 13, 2018 In 2010, actor Deepika Padukone bought a plush four-bedroom apartment in a 33-storey tower for a whopping Rs16 crore along with her father Prakash, a former national badminton champion. Currently, Padukone is travelling, but all her staff members were successfully evacuated.