Overview
- A basement fire at Aayakar Bhavan in Churchgate drew a Level‑II response on Monday and prompted firefighters to evacuate and rescue dozens of people from upper floors using ladders and stairways.
- Firefighters said smoke spread rapidly through the building’s central air‑conditioning, filling strong‑room and record areas over roughly 7,000–8,000 sq ft and complicating ventilation and rescue efforts.
- Earlier incidents in the Mumbai region included an early‑morning blaze that gutted SRK Traders, a 1,200 sq ft plastic‑sheet unit in Thane on Sunday, which destroyed machinery and raw stock but caused no injuries.
- A Level‑I fire at a four‑storey commercial building in Kandivali West on Monday morning left the structure smoke‑logged and saw firefighters rescue 11 people with no reported casualties, while a minor blast at Viraj Profiles’ Boisar plant injured one worker.
- Authorities have opened investigations into the major fires and the Boisar blast, and officials warned the events will trigger damage assessments, record‑recovery efforts and reviews of electrical and storage safety at industrial and office sites.