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Am safe, let us pray for firefighters who are at site, tweets Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone has an apartment in the Mumbai high-rise where fire broke out this afternoon.

Mumbai: After a massive fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon at the 34-storeyed Beaumonde Towers, where Bollywood star Deepika Padukone lives, the actor tweeted her fans that she is safe.

A massive fire broke out on the top floor of the high-rise building in south Mumbai's Prabhadevi area. Deepika Padukone, who has her apartment on the 26th floor of the 34-storey Beaumonde Towers, and her office in another, was not in when the blaze started, reported news agency Press Trust of India quoting sources.

"I am safe.Thank You everyone. Let us pray for our firefighters who are at site risking their lives," Deepika Padukone said in a tweet.

Reports suggest no one has been injured. More than 90 residents of the building have been evacuated safely, said police.

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Officials said that the fire was seen on 33rd floor of the Beaumonde Towers at around 2 pm. In no time, thick black clouds of smoke were billowing out.

More than a dozen fire engines were pressed into services to douse the blaze.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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