A massive fire started at 2:30 a.m., and soon engulfed wooden godowns in the scrap market on CST Road in the Kurla area of Mumbai. However, no injuries have been reported.
The fire brigade received a call at around 2.30 am about the blaze in the shops located near a bus depot in Kapadia Nagar, a civic official told PTI. He added that the cause of the fire is yet not known.
The fire started in a godown where wooden furniture is stored and quickly spread to 20 to 25 other wooden godowns. The fire was eventually doused by the fire department at 8:30 am, as per reports there were 8 firefighters present at the spot.
The fire has been reported to have been spread to the electric wing, electric installation, scrap material, vehicle spare parts, in the area of 400-500 sq ft, at 20 to 25 shops.
More details are awaited.
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