Major fire breaks out in Mumbai's Dongri area
A blaze at Haji Kasam Chawl engulfed several shops and hutments late Sunday night.
A major fire broke out in the Dongri area of Mumbai late on Sunday, November 8, engulfing several shops and hutments, according to reports from The Hindu and ThePrint.
The fire started at a garage in Haji Kasam Chawl on Dr Maheshwari Road, near Datta Mandir. While residents reported hearing loud explosion-like sounds, these could not be independently confirmed.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) received a fire call at approximately 9:58 pm. The incident was initially classified as a Level-I fire, which was later escalated to Level-II at around 10:10 pm.
Personnel from the MFB, Mumbai Police, BEST, ward staff, and 108 ambulance services were deployed to the site. An official stated that efforts to bring the blaze under control are underway, though details regarding casualties and damage are awaited.
In a separate incident on Sunday morning, a fire involving wooden and bamboo materials broke out at Kamgar Stadium in Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Nagar, Dadar West. The blaze was extinguished by the fire brigade by 10:32 am with no injuries reported.
Additionally, officials said a person was killed in a fire at a highrise residential building in Lokhandwala, Andheri West, on the night of Saturday, November 7.