Overview
- The blaze began around 9 a.m. at a Swiggy Instamart kitchen/shop in Vashi’s APMC market, according to civic officials.
- Five fire engines were deployed—two from Vashi and one each from Nerul, Airoli and Koparkhairane—with additional water bowsers requested.
- Firefighters contained the flames and initiated cooling operations, and the extent of damage is still being assessed.
- No injuries or casualties have been reported by the Navi Mumbai disaster control cell.
- Chief Fire Officer Purushottam Jadhav said the cause remains unconfirmed, noting a short circuit is being probed as videos of the incident circulated.