Mumbai, December 9: Fire broke out a slum in Mumbai's Malad area on Sunday afternoon. According to a tweet by ANI, four fire tenders present at the spot. No casualties have been reported so far. More details on the same are awaited. Earlier this month, a major fire erupted near the Aarey Colony forest in suburban Goregaon in Mumbai. The massive triggering an alarm as various agencies scrambled to douse the flames that threaten to affect the tribal residents in the city's biggest green lung. Fire in Mumbai: Two Dead After Blaze Engulfs Kadam Chawl SRA Building in Andheri.
In October, a massive fire broke out in Gujral House building at CST road in Mumbai's Santacruz area. Reports informed that firefighting operations went on for over two hours to douse the Level 2 fire before it was brought under control. There were no casualties in the incident.
Fire breaks out in a slum in Mumbai's Malad. Four fire tenders present at the spot pic.twitter.com/41CC7IJUbX
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2018
According to a PTI report, fire department officials said they are trying to contain the blaze but the winds coming from the hills are aiding the fire and it is spreading to nearby residential areas.
In November, a massive fire broke out on the set of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer film 'Zero' in Mumbai's Film City. The actor was present on the set when the fire broke out in the evening but was unhurt and left the set later, police said. There are no reports of any casualty, Vinay Rathod, Deputy Commissioner of Police, said. It is not yet clear what caused the fire, he added.
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