On early Friday morning, a big fire broke out inside Dreams Mall in Mumbai’s Bhandup, which also houses a Covid-19 hospital on the third floor.

The fire broke out inside Dreams Mall in Mumbai’s Bhandup results killing at least ten people.

Around 22 fire tenders arrived at the hospital to put out the blaze, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Prashant Kadam. 76 COVID-19 patients were admitted to the hospital, which is on the third floor of a shopping centre.

“The incident resulted in the deaths of two people. Around 12:30 a.m., a level-3 or level-4 fire broke out on the first floor of a mall. COVID-19 patients were admitted to the hospital in a total of 76 cases. There are 22 to 23 fire tenders on the scene “Reporters were briefed by DCP Kadam.

Officials said that patients are being evacuated from the hospital, and that firefighting and rescue efforts are in progress.

More details are still awaited…