Overview
- The residential blaze at Emerald No. 1 in Goregaon East, reported Tuesday evening, was put out around 9:47 pm with no injuries.
- Mumbai Fire Brigade classified it as a Level‑I incident, which signals a minor blaze, after the 7:43 pm alert and rushed engines, police, medics, and utility crews.
- Firefighters rescued five people and kept 22 residents, including three children and a dog, safe in the 15th‑floor refuge area designed for emergencies.
- Officials said the fire began in flats 803 and 804 on the 8th floor of a stilt‑plus‑20 building after early reports pointed to higher floors.
- Authorities are investigating the cause, a focus sharpened by other recent fire calls in Mumbai, including a March 27 industrial blaze in Andheri.