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‘Lost Rs 3 crore in fire. How will I deliver bridal wear due for this month?’: fashion designer Riyaz Gangji of Mumbai’s Libas
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‘Lost Rs 3 crore in fire. How will I deliver bridal wear due for this month?’: fashion designer Riyaz Gangji of Mumbai’s Libas

Early on Monday morning, Libas Riyaz Gangji, a designer brand housed inside the Sukh Shanti Building at Peddar Road in Mumbai, caught fire. While no injuries have been reported yet, fashion designer and executive director of the brand Riyaz Gangji said that he faces a loss of Rs 3 crore. “I have lost everything, either it was burnt down or it has been soiled during the rescue operation by firefighters,” Gangji, 56, told The Indian Express over a phone call. The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) contained the fire by 8.10 am as it pressed six fire engines, eight jumbo tankers, and one turntable ladder, amongst other equipment. Story continues below this ad Even though Gangji is waiting for the official report about the source of the fire, he said it seems to be “a short circuit or...
Fire breaks out at Libas showroom in Mumbai’s Pedder Road, no casualties
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Fire breaks out at Libas showroom in Mumbai’s Pedder Road, no casualties

Mumbai Libas Showroom Fire: A fire broke out at a garment store inside a five-storey building at Pedder Road in Mumbai early Monday, sending plumes of smoke into the neighbourhood. While no injuries have been reported so far, the Mumbai traffic police announced road diversions, owing to the traffic along the busy route. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials, the fire was contained at 8.10 am after it was reported in the early hours of Monday at the building housing Libas Riyaz Gangji, a clothing store, near the Jaslok Hospital at Pedder Road’s Nana Chowk. Preliminary information furnished by BMC and the Mumbai traffic police shows the blaze broke out at the clothing store, which is situated on the ground floor of the building. Firefighters rescued four men and fou...