Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Fire Damages Talat Aziz’s Mumbai Home; Five Treated for Choking
A fire started at singer Talat Aziz’s home in Mumbai late Friday night.
Officials said it was caused by a short circuit.
The fire began on the ground floor.
Reports differed on how far it spread: one said it reached part of the first floor, while another said it stayed in one ground-floor room.
Five people, including Aziz, went to the hospital after reportedly having trouble breathing.
They were later discharged.
Firefighters put out the fire within minutes of getting the call.
The fire damaged electrical fittings, furniture, an air conditioner and other household items.
Aziz said his family was safe, but the home could not be lived in until it was restored.
A short-circuit fire broke out late Friday night at singer Talat Aziz’s residence in Mittal Park, Mumbai.
Reports agreed the fire began on the ground floor; one said it spread to part of the first floor, while another said it was limited to a ground-floor room.
Five people, including Talat Aziz, were taken to hospital after reportedly suffering from choking or suffocation and were later discharged.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control within minutes of receiving the emergency call at 10:56 p.m. on October 2.
The fire damaged electrical fittings, a sofa, an air-conditioning unit and other household items; Aziz said the home was temporarily unlivable.
- Who
- Talat Aziz and four others were taken to hospital after reportedly suffering from choking or suffocation.
- What
- A short-circuit fire damaged Aziz’s residence.
- When
- Late Friday night; the emergency call was received at 10:56 p.m. on October 2. The year was not specified.
- Where
- A Wing of Mittal Park on A.R. Mhatre Road, near the ISKCON temple in Andheri West, Mumbai.
- Why
- Officials attributed the fire to a short circuit.
Reported spread
Reported containment
How far the fire spread
Reported spread
One report said the fire began on the ground floor and spread to parts of the first floor.
Reported containment
Rediff, citing fire officials, said the blaze was limited to Room 12A on the ground floor, an area of about 10 by 15 feet.
- Reported cause
- Short circuit
- Location
- A Wing, Mittal Park, Mumbai
- Emergency call
- 10:56 p.m. on October 2
- People taken to hospital
- Five, including Talat Aziz
- Hospital outcome
- All five were discharged after treatment
- Fire response
- Brought under control within minutes of the call
- Damage
- Electrical wiring and fittings, a sofa, a split air-conditioning unit and other household items
- Extent reported
- Accounts differed: one said the fire spread to parts of the first floor; another said it was limited to a ground-floor room of about 10 by 15 feet.
