Reports stirred the web after a video surfaced of singer Udit Narayan’s residence catching hearth. The singer has now issued an official assertion concerning the incident, which occurred yesterday (January 6) on the Skypan Apartments in Shastri Nagar, Andheri West,Mumbai.
The hearth, which started round 9:15 pm, engulfed elements of the excessive-rise building the place the legendary playback singer resides. According to India Today, Udit Narayan confirmed that he is protected and unhurt, describing the incident as “a difficult night.”
The blaze resulted in the demise of 75-yr-previous Rahul Mishra, a resident of the eleventh ground in one other wing of the building. Mishra, who suffered extreme smoke inhalation, was rushed to Hospital however was declared “brought dead.” His relative, Raunak Mishra, sustained critical accidents and stays hospitalised.
The Mumbai Fire Brigadeheadquartered in Byculla, reported that preliminary investigations recommend the fireplace originated from {an electrical} gadget in Mishra’s condo. However, eyewitness accounts point out that a lamp might have ignited close by curtains, inflicting the flames to unfold quickly.
Amidst the chaos, residents recalled listening to Mrs Mishra’s determined cries for assist as she ran downstairs to alert others. The building’s safety workers responded instantly, however their rescue makes an attempt had been in useless. Visuals from the scene confirmed dense black smoke billowing out of the building as two rooms in Mishra’s flat had been fully destroyed by the fireplace.
Reports highlighted vital challenges in the firefighting efforts, because the street resulting in the residential advanced was blocked, delaying swift motion. Residents additionally skilled a energy outage as a precautionary measure to forestall additional harm.
By 11:30 pm, firefighting groups had managed to carry the blaze below management and commenced cooling operations. Witnesses described seeing shards of metallic and glass falling from the broken condo, underscoring the depth of the destruction.
