The BrihanMumbai Municipal corporation (BMC) on Friday said that the death toll in a fire incident in Bhandup area rose to 10. The civic agency also said that three bodies are yet to be identified.

Earlier in the day, the BMC expressed "deepest condolences" on Twitter to the families of those who were killed in the incident. It also said that the firefighting operation is still under progress.

The fire broke out on the first floor of the Dreams mall just before midnight, and also affected the Sunrise hospital located on the top floor of the building. The BMC earlier said that there were two related deaths, but the hospital in a statement said that those were not linked to the fire incident.

"There were two dead bodies (due to Covid) which were also evacuated. There was no casualty due to fire," the hospital said in a statement on Friday morning.

"The smoke reached the hospital located at the top floor. All fire alarms beeped and hence all patients were safely evacuated due to the smoke to the fire refuge area," the statement further said. The police said that 70 patients were evacuated

The BrihanMumbai Municipal corporation (BMC) on Friday said that the death toll in a fire incident in Bhandup area rose to 10. The civic agency also said that three bodies are yet to be identified.

Earlier in the day, the BMC expressed "deepest condolences" on Twitter to the families of those who were killed in the incident. It also said that the firefighting operation is still under progress.

The fire broke out on the first floor of the Dreams mall just before midnight, and also affected the Sunrise hospital located on the top floor of the building. The BMC earlier said that there were two related deaths, but the hospital in a statement said that those were not linked to the fire incident.

"There were two dead bodies (due to Covid) which were also evacuated. There was no casualty due to fire," the hospital said in a statement on Friday morning.

"The smoke reached the hospital located at the top floor. All fire alarms beeped and hence all patients were safely evacuated due to the smoke to the fire refuge area," the statement further said. The police said that 70 patients were evacuated