Two people died, and four others sustained burn injuries, including one who suffered 80 per cent burns, after a fire broke out at a scrap godown in Abdul Rashid Compound in Saki Naka, Andheri East, Mumbai, officials said on Wednesday.
As per the officials, "Two unidentified charred bodies were recovered from the stock of aerosol containers and shifted to Rajawadi Hospital."
As per the updated information from the BMC on Wednesday, "The fire was confined to electrical wiring and installations, garment stock, plastic granules, scrap material, wooden furniture, empty aerosol containers, LPG cylinders, various machinery, MS shutters, doors, windows, GI sheets, AC sheets, steel frames, two two-wheelers parked on the roadside, a tempo, etc. "
The fire affected approximately 60–70 commercial galas and chawls in a ground-floor and partially ground-plus-one-floor structure, covering an area of approximately 4,000 × 4,000 sq. ft.
Four injured
A total of six people have been reportedly injured. Out of these, 4 were been shifted to Rajawadi Hospital by police van and private vehicle before the arrival of the Fire Brigade.
The injured have been identified as Taufiq Shadil Qureshi, 20, who suffered 80 per cent burns; Jahid Abidulla Qureshi, 20, and Kamal Jalauddin Shah, 47, who suffered 40 per cent burns each; and Lalchand Ramlakhan Gautam, 40, who suffered 10 per cent burns
The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) received the incident report at 6.18 pm and declared it a Level-II fire at 6.37 pm.
Fire brigade personnel, police, Adani staff, a 108 ambulance and ward staff were mobilised to the spot to respond to the incident.
Further details about the cause of the fire and the condition of the injured were awaited.
Fire breaks out at Amar Sons Store near Breach Candy Hospital in Mahalaxmi
Earlier in the day, a fire broke out at Amar Sons Store on Bhulabhai Desai Road, near Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi area.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the incident was reported around 8.01 am. Upon reaching the place of the incident, the fire brigade declared it a Level 1 fire call at 8.20 am.
Multiple agencies, including the Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, Public Works Department (PWD), 108 ambulance services, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) and BMC ward staff, were mobilised to respond to the incident.
No injuries were reported in the incident in the latest updates.
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