Mumbai: Sort centre in Andheri catches fire, no injuries reported

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A fire broke out at an Amazon Sort Centre in suburban Andheri (East) Tuesday evening, a fire brigade official said. However, no injuries have been reported so far.

As per initial reports, the blaze started at Amazon Sort Centre near Indian Bank, and the Mumbai Fire Brigade control room received the information at 5.10 pm. The fire was extinguished immediately.

An Amazon spokesperson said, "There was a fire in a sort centre building in Mumbai on Tuesday which was quickly extinguished. Out of an abundance of caution, we have closed the building for now and moved operations to another building. We thank the Fire Department for their rapid response and in bringing the situation under control."

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