Tata’s Bombay House building Fire Blast : 3 killed
Tata’s Bombay House building attacked with Fire Blast today on Feb 9, 2011 and 3 killed on spot and one saved with serious injuries in Tata headquarters in Mumbai.
According to chief fire officer UK Tatkare, the fire broke out in the basement of Bombay House, the headquarters of the Tata Group in south Mumbai around 9.30 am today on Wednesday.
“The three people were trapped in the basement and succumbed while a fourth person was brought out in a serious condition, which has been moved to Sir JJ Hospital for treatment and two more people were rescued from the terrace of the building by fire officials as ten fire engines and four tankers have been rushed to the spot” Tatkare said.
The area around Bombay House, located in the heart of Mumbai’s central business district, has been sealed to facilitate relief and rescue operations.
The area around Bombay House, located in the heart of Mumbai’ s central business district, has been sealed to facilitate relief and rescue operations. Bombay House is an historic privately owned building in Mumbai that serves as the head office of Tata Group. Situated near Flora Fountain it was completed in 1924. Bombay House has been the Tata Group’s headquarters ever since. The building is a four-story colonial structure built with Malad stone, and was designed by architect George Wittet, who later became the head of Tata Engineering Company Limited.
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Tata’s premises are frequently aimed either by nature or by men.
February 9th, 2011