Mumbai Kandivli hotel fire rescues 11 people

A fire broke out early Monday morning, August 17, 2026, at the Abhirai Hotel on Kandivli Station Road in the Kandivli West area of Mumbai, prompting a rescue operation that saved 11 people trapped inside the smoke-logged building. The blaze, which started around 4:14 a.m., was classified as a Level I incident by the Mumbai Fire Brigade and was brought under control by 6:07 a.m.

According to officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Mumbai Fire Brigade, the fire initially erupted in the electrical wiring and a false ceiling on the fourth floor of the commercial building. The flames then spread to an adjacent temporary fruit stall, consuming flammable materials such as wooden furniture, tarpaulin, bamboo, plastic, and clothes. This caused the entire five-storey structure, which includes a basement, ground floor, and four upper floors, to become filled with thick smoke.

While the fire was concentrated on the fourth floor, it severely impacted a lodging house on the second floor, trapping occupants. Firefighters rescued 11 people safely via the building's staircase. Officials reported no injuries from the incident. The fire brigade personnel managed to extinguish the...