14 April,2026 01:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The scrap belt is known for storing highly combustible materials such as plastic and wood, making it prone to such incidents. Representational pic
A minor fire broke out at a scrap yard in the Mandale area of Mankhurd on Tuesday morning, prompting a swift response from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB). No injuries have been reported in the incident, officials said.
According to officials, the blaze was reported around 8.15 am from an open scrap yard located along GM Link Road in the Kurla Scrap area. The fire was declared a Level-I incident at 8.19 am.
Fire brigade officials said the blaze was confined to oil cans, plastic materials, dry waste, and a stockpile of wood spread across an open ground measuring approximately 50 by 500 feet.
A total of four fire engines, five jumbo tankers, two advanced water tender tankers, and one quick response vehicle were deployed at the site. A 108 ambulance was also stationed as a precautionary measure.
The fire was extinguished at 11.08 am.
The Mandala-Kurla scrap belt is known for storing highly combustible materials such as plastic and wood, making it prone to such incidents. Similar low-intensity fires have occurred in the area in the past.
Three people were killed in a major fire that broke out in a slum cluster in the Thane district of Maharashtra. The fire triggered the explosion of multiple LPG cylinders, a civic official said on Saturday.
Chief Fire Officer of Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC), Prakash Borade, said, "The blaze erupted at around 8.30 PM on Friday in the Navghar area of Mira Bhayander at Indralok slum colony."
He added that flames were visible from a long distance as the fire quickly spread through the densely packed cluster of temporary huts made of thatch and cloth.
Around 30 to 35 huts were gutted in the incident. Several gas cylinders exploded during the blaze. While the fire personnel managed to remove as many as 24 cylinders from the site, some of them filled and others empty.
The three deceased were charred beyond recognition, and their bodies have been sent to a government hospital for postmortem, a fire official further added.
Borade further added that firefighters battled the blaze for nearly an hour before bringing it under control.
The three victims were charred beyond recognition, and their bodies have been sent to a government hospital for postmortem, a fire official further added.
