According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the Level-2 (major) blaze is confined to the scrap material shop
The fire at scrap godown on Saturday afternoon. Pic/Anurag Ahire
A firefighter was injured after a major fire broke out in a scrap godown at Kurla West area of Mumbai, the civic officials said on Saturday.
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The fire was reported at a scrap godown near Lal Bahadur Shastri Road at 2.50 pm, officials said.
Mumbai Fire Brigade had declared that blaze as level 2 fire (major fire).
Fireman Suraj Tanaji Nakashe, 25, was injured in the incident. He sustained injuries to left his knee, the civic body said.
Nakashe was rushed to a hospital where he was treated and was later discharged, an official said.
According to the Civic Disaster Management Department, the fire broke out in 2-3 gallas near the Equinox Building. As many as four fire engineers and 6 water jets with other machinery deputed on the spot. Till 5 pm the fire was covered from all sides.
An official from Mumbai Fire Brigade said, although the fire was not big. But fire caught compostable material like plastic spreading rapidly. Also temporary structures create challenges.
"Fire was confined to scarp material stock, electric wiring, electric installations, cardboard stock, furniture, plastic material, stock of chemical drums etc in 08 nos. of galas at gali No. 2 and 03 Nos. of galas in galli No. 3 admeasuring in area about 100’ X 200’ sq.ft having ground floored and ground plus upper one floored structure," said an official said.
The fire was completely extinguished at around 8:30 pm.
In a similar incident, on January 25, a major fire was reported at Goregaon furniture market which had affected 20-30 gallas. The blaze was extinguished after 6 hours.
In an another incident, on December 28, 2024, at least 50-60 gallas caught fire at Sakinaka Khairani Estate. These were also scrap godowns.
Officials said that these gallas are a temporary structures which are used to store plastic, wood like compostable material and heavy machinery, welding cylinders, and glass cutters. Due to these even a small negligence can cause a fire which could later spread rapidly.
"We cant enter directly in gallas to reach the source of fire as these are temporary structures has compostable material by which the fire spreads rapidly," said an official.
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