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Fire breaks out at South Mumbai's Crawford Market

Updated on: 25 October,2015 01:00 PM IST  | 
A correspondent |

A major fire broke out in South Mumbai's busy Crawford market in the wee hours of Sunday, gutting over 60 shops. Fire department officials have managed to douse it. No casualties were reported

Fire breaks out at South Mumbai's Crawford Market

Crawford Market fire

A major fire broke out in South Mumbai's busy Crawford market in the wee hours today, gutting over 60 shops.


10 fire engines and 8 tankers reached the spot and doused the blaze.


Crawford Market fire
The blaze occured on early Sunday morning. Pics/Atul Kamble


Crawford Market fire

Crawford Market fire

Crawford Market fire
Firemen carry out rescue operations

The fire broke out in some shops on the ground floor of Crawford market that had illegal lofts at around 5:23 am. Firemen reached the spot around 5.32 am.

"Our control room received an alert at 5:23 AM that a massive fire broke out at Crawford market. Soon 10 fire tenders and eight water tankers were pressed into action," a fire brigade official said.

Crawford Market fire

Crawford Market fire

Crawford Market fire

Crawford Market fire
Nearly 60 shops are said to be gutted in the fire

Crawford Market fire

He added the blaze has been brought under control but efforts to douse it completely was still on. No casualties have been reported.

Crawford Market fire

Crawford Market fire

Over 60 shops, mostly of perfumes and packaging material, were gutted, and the cause behind the blaze is yet to be ascertained.

Crawford Market fire

Crawford Market fire

Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta visited the spot and asked locals who gathered around the market to keep a safe distance from the mishap site.

Crawford Market fire

Crawford Market fire

Crawford market is located in the vicinity of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and the shops were mostly housed in old structures.

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