11 July,2026 02:21 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
No injuries were reported in the incident. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Representational Pic
A fire broke out in a closed shop located in the basement of the Nature's Basket building on Hill Road in Bandra West during the early hours of Saturday, the officials informed.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade, the incident was reported at 12.22 am on Saturday. The fire occurred in the basement of the G-plus-2-storey structure, prompting the fire brigade to launch firefighting operations.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade declared the blaze a Level-I fire at 12.59 am. Personnel from the fire brigade, Mumbai Police, the concerned electricity distribution company, the Public Works Department (PWD), and BMC ward staff rushed to the spot and coordinated the response.
Officials said the fire was brought under control and completely extinguished by 2 am.
No injuries were reported in the incident. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
A Level 1 fire broke out at a Bank of Baroda branch in Lohar Chawl's Mangaldas Market in south Mumbai late on Sunday night, prompting a massive response from the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) and other emergency agencies.
According to officials, the incident was reported at 10:52 pm, while the MFB declared it a Level 1 fire at 11:30 pm.
The blaze erupted in the approximately 2,000-square-foot first-floor premises of a ground-plus-one-storey building, where dense smoke had engulfed the area.
Senior fire officials, including the Divisional Fire Officer (DFO), Senior Station Officer (SrSO), and three Station Officers, rushed to the spot along with multiple firefighting vehicles, including one fire engine, one fire tender, two mini water tankers, four jumbo tankers, one aerial water tower tender, and one breathing apparatus van.
Personnel from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, Mumbai Police, BEST, BMC ward staff, and the 108 ambulance service were also deployed to assist in the operation.
No injuries or casualties have been reported so far. Firefighting operations were underway at the time of the latest update, and the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
