Smoke from Trident Hotel in Nariman Point, what was it?

Officials confirmed no fire was at the Trident Hotel building at Nariman Point in Mumbai. 

The news came as pictures and videos of smoke from the hotel went viral on the internet.

As images of smoke coming out of Trident Hotel went viral on the internet, fire unit authorities said there was no fire at the hotel building at Nariman Point in Mumbai. Sources confirmed that the smoke was coming from the hotel’s boiler room.

According to an officer, the hotel team comprehensively checked the hotel’s premises and found no fire in the building. The hotel management said the staff were cleaning the vent, due to which smoke was seen coming out of the tower.

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“Due to a technical failure in a tube boiler at the hotel building, smoke was coming out from a chimney on the terrace of the building. After the arrival of the fire brigade, we enquired with the Oberoi Trident hotel authorities.”

“The fire brigade thoroughly inspected the premises, and there was no fire. Hence, a good intended false alarm message was transmitted, “a fire officer said.

“It was not a fire incident but a regular maintenance drill with smoke from their chimney, and it seemed like a fire. We also moved our teams to the spot, but nothing was there; we are still there,” Mumbai Fire Brigade officers told the press.

Source – IT