King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital Dean Dr Avinash Supe said on Friday that the civic hospital has received 12 injured and 14 dead bodies from the Kamala Mills Compound, where the fire broke out in the early hours today.

Addressing the media, Dr Supe said as per postmortem reports, the deaths took place due to suffocation and carbon monoxide poisoning.


"At about 1 to 1:15 am, we started receiving patient from Kamala Mills. Twelve patients came who were suffering from superficial burns. All the patients have been treated and have been released. With those 12 patients, 14 dead bodies were also brought to the hospital. The main reason for deaths was suffocation and carbon monoxide poisoning," he said. All the dead bodies have been identified.


The massive fire in the compound in the Lower Parel area broke out at 12:30 am. Meanwhile, transmission of the TV channels ET Now, Mirror Now, Zoom and TV9 Marathi located in the compound have also been affected due to the fire. -- ANI