Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Vile Parle high-rise fire kills 2, injures 4 in Mumbai
In Mumbai, a big city in India, there is a very tall apartment building.
One night, a fire started on the 11th floor.
People living there were trapped and needed help.
The fire grew fast, and firefighters called it a "level 2" fire.
Firefighters rushed to the building to rescue people one by one.
Sadly, two people died in the fire — a little child named Abir, who was two and a half years old, and a young woman named Ankita, who was 23 years old.
Four other people were hurt and had to go to the hospital.
Thick smoke filled the building, making it hard for firefighters to see.
After nearly two hours of hard work, firefighters got the fire under control around midnight and sprayed water to cool things down.
It was a very sad night for everyone in the building.
A fire broke out on the 11th floor of a ground-plus-12-storey residential building on Baptista Road, Vile Parle West, Mumbai, on Tuesday night.
Two people died: 2.5-year-old Abir and 23-year-old Ankita, according to the BMC disaster management cell.
Four civilians were injured — Parth (32), Hiren (64), Yashasvi and Abhishek — one report gives Yashasvi's age as 33.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade received the call around 10:02 pm, declared the fire Level-1 at 10:08 pm and escalated it to Level-2 at 10:16 pm.
The blaze was extinguished around midnight to 1 am; heavy smoke hampered rescue, and the cause of the fire has not been established.
Article 3 reports a total of eight injured, adding that fireman Manoj Sonavane (30) and Shivam Dwivedi (29) were treated and discharged from Cooper Hospital.
- Who
- Residents trapped in a Vile Parle high-rise, including deceased Abir (2.5 years) and Ankita (23), plus injured Parth (32), Hiren (64), Yashasvi and Abhishek; responders included the Mumbai Fire Brigade and BMC disaster management cell.
- What
- A fire broke out on the 11th floor of a residential building, killing two people and injuring several others; the blaze was confined to electrical wiring, an AC unit, furniture and household articles covering about 4,000 sq ft.
- When
- Tuesday night; the fire call came in around 10:02 pm, it was declared Level-1 at 10:08 pm, escalated to Level-2 at 10:16 pm, and was fully extinguished between midnight and about 1 am.
- Where
- 11th floor of a ground-plus-12-storey residential building on Baptista Road, Vile Parle West, Mumbai.
- Why
- The exact cause of the fire has not yet been established or ascertained.
- Location
- Baptista Road, Vile Parle West, Mumbai
- Building
- Ground-plus-12-storey residential high-rise
- Fire origin
- 11th floor; confined to ~4,000 sq ft area
- Fire timeline
- Call at ~10:02 pm; Level-1 at 10:08 pm; Level-2 at 10:16 pm
- Fatalities
- 2 — Abir (2.5 years) and Ankita (23), declared dead at Nanavati Hospital
- Civilian injuries
- 4 — Parth (32), Hiren (64), Yashasvi (33), Abhishek, treated at Nanavati Hospital
- Other injured
- Article 3 adds fireman Manoj Sonavane (30) and Shivam Dwivedi (29), treated at Cooper Hospital
- Response
- Blaze controlled around midnight to 1 am; cooling operations followed; cause under investigation
