Mumbai, October 30 — A fire broke out early on Friday morning at a restaurant in VN Sphere Mall on Linking Road in Bandra West, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. According to the BMC, the fire was reported at 6:02 am on October 30, and the Mumbai Fire Brigade declared a Level-II fire call at 6:28 am.

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Deputy Fire Officer H. V. Girkar said the fire started at around 5:30 am and the fire brigade was informed between 5:45 and 6:00 am, with the Bandra Fire Station the first to respond. He said the fire was in the kitchen and dining area of the restaurant called 'Foo', where the area was filled with smoke and flames and visibility was completely zero, making it impossible to move upward.

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The BMC said its fire brigade, police, the concerned electricity distribution company, a 108 ambulance and ward staff were mobilised to the spot. The fire was later brought under control, and no injuries have been reported so far, according to the civic body.

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Girkar said there were no injuries and the cooling process was still in progress, adding that an investigation into the cause of the fire is under way in accordance with established procedures.

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