A level 4 fire broke out in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) exchange building in Bandra, Mumbai on Monday afternoon.

According to the latest reports, 60 people have been rescued from the building and 40 are still trapped inside it.

At least 14 fire tenders are at the spot trying to douse the fire while the Mumbai Fire Brigade is taking the help of the newly introduced robot to help in the rescue operations.

The nine-storey commercial building is situated at the Linking Road opposite Bandra Masjid in Bandra, which is a very congested area of the city.