Four people were charred to death and several got injured in the horrific fire that broke out on the 12th floor of a posh residential building named Crystal Tower in Mumbai’s Parel area on Wednesday morning. The fire department said that the fire started in the 12th floor's electric wires due to which the smoke spread to the upper floors and people got trapped there. As of now, the fire has been controlled and the cooling operation with rescue work is in progress.

बुधवार की सुबह मुंबई के परेल क्षेत्र में क्रिस्टल टावर नामक एक आलीशान आवासीय ईमारत की 12वीं मंजिल पर लगी भीषण आग में चार लोगों की झुलस कर मौत हो गई और कई लोग घायल हुए। दमकल विभाग ने बताया कि आग की शुरुआत 12वीं मंज़िल पर बिजली के तारों से हुई जिसके कारण ऊपरी मंज़िल पर धुंआ फैल गया और लोग वहां फंस गए। फिलहाल आग पर काबू पा लिया गया है और कूलिंग ऑपरेशन के साथ बचाव कार्य चल रहा है।

Key Learnings

• Noun : charrred //झुलसाना// [चार्ड]

  Definition: to get severely burned from fire
  Synonyms: singe, swelter, scorch, burn
  Antonym: -

• Adjective : horrific //हॉरिफिक// [भीषण]

  Definition: very bad and shocking
  Synonyms: dreadful, horrid, atrocious
  Antonym: heavenly, pleasing, delightful

• Adjective : posh //पॉश// [आलीशान]

  Definition: (of places and things) expensive and of high quality
  Synonyms: luxurious, swanky, opulent, ritzy
  Antonym: destitute, inelegant, low-class

• Noun : rescue //रेस्क्यू// [बचाव]

  Definition: the act of helping someone out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation
  Synonyms: bailout, redemption
  Antonym: harm, destruction

• Verb : trapped //ट्रैप्ड// [फंसना]

  Definition: to be unable to move or escape from a place or situation
  Synonyms: cought, confined, ensnared, entrapped
  Antonym: liberated, freed, released, rescued