Overview
- The Mumbai Fire Brigade received the call at 11:08 pm and escalated the blaze to Level-III by 11:44 pm as it spread through adjoining chawl structures.
- Crews from the BMC Fire Brigade, police, ward staff, the electricity distributor and a 108 ambulance unit mounted a coordinated overnight response.
- The fire was extinguished by about 2:30 am after damaging electrical wiring, scrap and furniture in 25 to 30 small shops and three ground-floor rooms.
- No injuries were reported, and Fire Officer Bapu Sonwane said nearby residential areas were evacuated as a precaution.
- Social media videos showed towering flames and dense smoke over Kismat Nagar, and officials said the cause remains undetermined after recent separate fires in the region.