Overview

• Seven people—six women and one man—sustained severe burns, with several on ventilator support after the Sept. 24 blaze at Ram Kisan Mestri Chawl in Kandivali East.
• Doctors at the National Burns Centre reported serious lung damage in multiple patients, with skin grafts underway and additional surgeries planned for the most critical cases.
• The Mumbai Fire Brigade extinguished the fire within about 20–30 minutes and retrieved multiple gas cylinders from the small cloud-kitchen unit operated by Shivani Caterers.
• Officials say an LPG leak and cylinder blast were reported by responders, while another preliminary account points to an electrical origin, with the exact cause under investigation.
• A separate Level-I fire later the same day damaged 5–7 shanties in Kurla West, where crews contained the incident and reported no injuries.