The fire brigade took almost four hours to douse
The blaze, which started around 6 am, escalated to level IV in 45 minutes. fire nozzles factory Mumbai: A huge fire broke out in a scrap shop in the main market area in Mankhurd on the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR) at around 6 am on Sunday. However, no casualty was reported.“The blaze started in the scrap shop around 6 am and spread to adjacent shops,” said fire brigade personnel.. “An FIR will be lodged against the shop owner,” said a senior ward officer. The fire was brought under control through 17 fire tenders. The scrap market of Mankhurd is prone to repeated fire incidents and is nothing new for the residents there. “The fire confined to the scrap materials of the shop and destroyed plastic drums, packing material, stock of oil, Bisleri bottles, electric wiring, plywood, wooden furniture, scrap wiring, chemicals, wood and GI partition sheets,” said a senior fire brigade officer. The fire brigade took almost four hours to douse the fire.A massive fire erupted in a scrap shop in the main market area in Mankhurd at around 6 am on Sunday.Ward officials said that the fire erupted from an unauthorised scrap shop. P. Rahangdale, fire chief said that the exact cause of the fire is still unknown.
