Vile Parle Building Fire: Mumbai Fire Brigade Finds Fire-Fighting System Was Kept In Manual Mode After Fatal Blaze
Mumbai, August 13, 2026: The Mumbai Fire Brigade on Thursday issued a notice to the Vile Parle high-rise where a fire broke out on Tuesday night, killing a two-year-old boy and a 23-year-old woman. The fire brigade found that the building’s fire-fighting system had been kept in manual mode instead of automatic mode and was not functioning optimally, raising serious questions over fire-safety…
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