Showing posts with label Daisy Shah mother. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daisy Shah mother. Show all posts
Daisy Shah on the fire incident in her residential complex: "I was shaking all night"
3:35 PM
Neha Maheshwri (BOMBAY TIMES; January 9, 2026)
Daisy Shah shared a video on Instagram late Tuesday night after a fire broke out in a neighbouring building in Bandra East. The blaze gutted a flat in the same residential compound where she lives, and she alleged it was triggered by firecrackers during an election campaign.
Recounting the incident, Daisy said the fire broke out around 8.30 pm while she was at home. She said, “I was in my bedroom when I started hearing announcements on a loudspeaker. There was some prachar happening, which I was fine with as it is part of the election process. Soon after, I began hearing crackers continuously. When my dogs became uncomfortable, I went to the living room to close the window and saw sparks flying towards it.”
‘In 15 minutes, the entire house was on fire’
The actress pointed out that the situation escalated quickly. She said, “Our building and the adjacent one are part of the same compound and connected by a terrace. The distance between the two is barely 20 feet. I saw a spark fly towards the neighbouring flat, and within minutes, it turned into a fire inside the house. Initially, my mother thought it was just light reflecting, but soon she could clearly see something burning. I told her this was a fire. She rushed downstairs, alerted residents, and called the fire brigade. In the next 15 minutes, the entire house was on fire. It could have spread in any direction and could have gutted my home as well. I was shaking the entire night.”
She added, “The fire brigade arrived in about 45 minutes and took around an hour to douse the flames completely. By then, the entire flat was engulfed, but once they arrived, the fire brigade and police acted swiftly and handled the situation professionally.”
Fortunately, no residents were at home at the time of the incident. She said, “The son and his wife had gone to a wedding, and the wheelchair-bound uncle had stepped out. They did have pets. Five parrots, a large fish tank, and two cats. The cats managed to escape, but two out of five birds did not survive. Everything else was reduced to ash.”
‘My calls to the fire brigade didn’t go through’
In the video that Daisy shared on social media, she is seen asking whether anyone had contacted the fire brigade, which led to comments questioning why she did not do so herself. She clarified, “I did call the fire brigade. I tried multiple numbers, including the Kurla and Chembur stations, but the calls did not go through. I even have the call logs.”
She added that the impact continues, with the gas pipeline shut in both buildings and a power cut in the affected one. “Running an election campaign is fine, but the people hired need to be taught basic civic sense. This is not the first time firecrackers have caused such damage. This could have ended far worse,” she concluded.
Dog lover Daisy Shah adopts stray dog from the Mumbai Adoptathon
7:43 AM
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 4, 2017)
Dog lover Daisy Shah, who has a Chihuahua named Blessy, welcomed another canine friend, an Indian pariah stray, into her life on Saturday from the Mumbai Adoptathon.
“It was an impromptu decision because I go weak in the knees whenever I see puppies. We had always had one at home, since before I was born. After my father, who was a big animal lover, passed away, I made sure to always have a dog at home,” the actress tells Mirror, while revealing that Blessy, in true form, is quite jealous of the new family member. “But I am trying to sort it out. Kiki started licking my face and chewing my finger as soon as I held him. I was about to leave the venue when I decided to take him home. Blessy has been with me for eight years and I have been trying to convince her that she is my first love.”
The actress adds that while she was ready with a spiel to convince her mother to let Kiki stay, she heaved a sigh of relief to see her play with her new pet the minuet he got home. “I felt like I had won a battle. Last night, Kiki was sleeping on my bed and I had to hang my hand out because he needs to be touched constantly. He did not let me sleep the entire night so my sister suggested that we name him ‘Kirkiri’, to convey that he was one irritiating guy but we still love him.”
Daisy is currently shooting for Remo D’souza’s Race 3 in Mumbai with Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez. “The best part about Race 3 is that it is an action thriller and even the girls are kicking ass. I’ve known Jacqueline for a long time and she’s one of my favourite people,” Daisy signs off.
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