Mumbai: At least ten to fifteen houses were damaged after a massive fire engulfed them in Mumbai on Saturday morning. The incident occurred in Govandi’s Baiganwadi at around 4 am of Saturday.
After receiving information about the incident, fire engine and water tankers were rushed to the spot to douse the ablaze. However, the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Meanwhile, the residents of the area act swiftly and tried to douse the fire with buckets of water. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.
Earlier, over 20 two-wheelers were damaged in a fire that broke out in an open parking lot in suburban Borivali.
In a similar instance on Thursday, at least eleven people were killed and many were critically injured after a paint factory caught fire in Dayalpur Market in Alipur in National Capital of Delhi on Thursday.
The injured were immediately rushed to the nearby the hospital. As per the reports, among the four, one is a police personnel, who got wounded during the rescue operation.
According to Delhi Fire Service (DFS) reports, the fire department received a call regarding the fire at the factory at around 5:30 pm on Thursday. Immediately, six fire engines were rushed to the spot to douse the ablaze. The fire was brought under control after nearly four hours.
Reportedly, due to the blast, some nearby houses and shops also caught fire. Some of the injured persons were residing in those places. However, the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Ms Kalinga