Mumbai Renowned Psychiatrist suffocates to death after fire breaks out in residential building

Mumbai: In an unfortunate incident, a renowned psychiatrist died of suffocation after a fire broke out in a 15-storey residential building in Mumbai’s Dadar area on Saturday morning, a fire official said.
The fire started in flat number 1302 on the 13th floor of the Raintree building at Hindu Colony around 8.30 a.m. The apartment was stuffed with household materials and locked, the official said.
The fire brigade arrived at 8:44 a.m. and extinguished the fire by 9:06 a.m. Though the fire was brought under control in half an hour, a resident of the building, Dr Sachin Patkar became unconscious due to the smoke, the official said.
The official said he was rushed to the civic-run Sion hospital where doctors declared him dead.
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Two fire engines, a water tanker and other firefighting equipment were pressed to douse the fire. The exact cause is yet to be determined, he added.
Dr Sachin Patkar was a well-known Psychiatrist, who practised in Mumbai since 20yrs. He completed his graduation and post-graduation with distinction from the reputed King Edward Memorial & G.S Medical College, Mumbai.
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