Overview
- Four people, including a six-year-old girl, died and about ten were injured after a blaze that began on the 10th floor spread to the 11th and 12th floors of Vashi’s Raheja Residency, according to NMMC fire officials.
- A woman and her 17-year-old daughter were found dead in a Kamothe apartment where officials say a short circuit preceded a cylinder blast that intensified the fire, with a CIDCO fire officer noting building safety lapses.
- A 15-year-old boy, Yash Vitthal Khot, died and three others were injured in a Cuffe Parade chawl fire confined to wiring and three EV batteries; police registered an accidental death report and a forensic probe is underway.
- The Mumbai Fire Brigade reported receiving over 32 fire-related calls on Diwali day, including fireworks-linked incidents such as Borivali shops gutted by a stray rocket and two cars destroyed in Ghatkopar, with a separate Worli chawl blaze contained without injuries.
- Emergency services from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Panvel mounted multi-agency responses, hospitals treated the injured, and separate evacuations followed a Thane chawl slab collapse as authorities investigate causes and compliance.