Mumbai: Fire outside Churchgate railway station doused

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A fire near the Churchgate subway due to a short circuit led to panic for some time but was quickly doused and there were no injuries or a major incident. BMC officials said it was an electrical fire.

"The fire occurred in the BMC demarcated area. The fire has been quickly extinguished and the subway pedestrian movement normalised," an official said.

Two fire engines and an ambulance arrived at the spot within no time. BMC officials said prima facie that it was probably a pile of dry garbage that caught fire leading to the incident. However, officials later confirmed the incident as that of a short circuit. Eyewitnesses said the fire was seen behind the subway that led to thick black smoke in the area at the south end of the building and many railway officials had to step down from the building till the fire was extinguished.

"The fire brigade came down quickly and extinguished the fire before it could spread further in the busy area," he said. "We all came down from the building after we saw thick black smoke emanating from the road behind the subway. But things are under control now," he said.

A WR railway spokesperson said the fire at Churchgate south end adjacent to the station building. "The fire brigade arrived at 1:50 pm and the fire was brought under quick control. The incident occurred in the BMC area.

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