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Fire breaks out in Mumbai high-rise buildings

Two separate fire incidents were reported in Mumbai's Lokhandwala and Ghatkopar East areas over the last two days.

Fire broke out in high-rise buildings in Mumbai's Lokhandwala and Ghatkopar East areas on Saturday and Sunday, according to reports from ANI and The News Mill.

In the Lokhandwala area of Andheri West, a fire occurred in a 32-storey building. ANI reported the blaze was on the 17th floor, while ThePrint stated the fire broke out on the 15th floor of Runwal Tower at 9:50 pm on Saturday.

Firefighters managed to douse the flames in Lokhandwala and conducted cooling operations, with no casualties or injuries reported, according to ANI.

A separate Level-I fire erupted on the 23rd floor of a 25-storey residential building, Kukreja Palace, in Ghatkopar East on November 7, The News Mill reported.

Emergency response teams, including the Mumbai Fire Brigade, local police, and BMC ward staff, were dispatched to the Ghatkopar East site. No casualties or injuries have been reported in that incident either.

The cause of the fires in both locations remains under investigation or is yet to be ascertained.

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