Overview
- Security guard Ram Bahor quickly doused a garbage fire and isolated both valves on a live MGL junction box at Mahavir CHSL on V. S. Khandekar Road in Vile Parle (East).
- The blaze reportedly began in a nearby dumping area after firecrackers burst and it spread close to the gas asset.
- The immediate risk of a gas leak or explosion was eliminated with no injuries reported.
- Mahanagar Gas Limited publicly commended the guard for protecting residents and safeguarding critical infrastructure.
- MGL urged citizens to report unauthorized excavation or suspicious activity near gas pipelines through its MGL Sahayogi initiative via 1800 2100 2100.