Mumbai News: Fire Breaks Out At Slums In Kurla, No Casualties Reported; Visuals Surface

Mumbai: A massive fire broke out at a slum in Kurla East of Mumbai's Qureshi Nagar in the early hours of Friday, officials said. No casualty or injury to anyone has been reported so far. 

According to officials, locals of the area noticed the fire and raised an alarm.  Following the information, fire tenders reached the spot and started the operation to douse the fire. 

"No reports of casualties have been reported yet. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained," they said. 

Meanwhile in another incident, Four meter box were gutted in fire on the ground plus three storey Manjula Arcade building in Thane on Friday, September 8 in the early morning. No casualties were reported from the incident site.

Regional Disaster Management Cell Chief Shares Update

Yasin Tadvi, regional disaster management cell (RDMC) chief, Thane said, "We received the information at the disaster management cell room at around 5:10 am on Friday about fire in the four meter box on the ground floor of Manjula Arcade at Gokhale Road on Naupada in Thane. Soon after receiving the information the disaster management cell team along with the Mahavitaran company staff and fire brigade personnel with one fire vehicle and one pick-up vehicle reached the spot."

Tadvi further added, " The fire at the spot was completely extinguished at around 5:45 am with the help of fire brigade personnel. The situation is under control now. No casualties were reported in the said incident."