Level-I fire breaks out at Sun Mill Compound in Mumbai’s Lower Parel, doused after five hours

26 May,2026 03:55 PM IST |  Mumbai  |  mid-day online correspondent

According to officials, the incident was reported at 7.42 am. The fire was confined to stock of clothes and other materials kept on the first floor of a ground-plus-one structure inside the compound. The MFB declared the blaze as a Level-I fire at 7.55 am.

As per the latest update received from the fire brigade, the fire was extinguished at 12.14 pm. Representational pic


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A Level-I fire broke out at Sun Mill Compound on Sitaram Jadhav Marg in Lower Parel on Tuesday morning, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) said.

According to officials, the incident was reported at 7.42 am. The fire was confined to stock of clothes and other materials kept on the first floor of a ground-plus-one structure inside the compound.

The MFB declared the blaze as a Level-I fire at 7.55 am.

Firefighting operations were carried out using four fire engines, three jumbo tankers, one water quick response vehicle, an ambulance and ward staff deployed at the spot.

As per the latest update received from the fire brigade, the fire was extinguished at 12.14 pm.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

Two vehicle fire incidents reported in Thane within hours, no injuries

Two separate vehicle fire incidents were reported in Maharashtra's Thane during the early hours of Tuesday, with no injuries reported in either case, officials said.

In the first incident, a Renault Triber was completely gutted after it caught fire near Saket Bridge on the Mumbai-Nashik carriageway in Thane West.

According to the Disaster Management Cell of Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), the incident was reported at around 4.06 am by the Jawahar Bagh Fire Station.

The vehicle, driven by Rahul Yadav, was travelling from Kalyan Bypass towards Gaimukh when the fire broke out.

Yadav and his three friends, who were travelling in the car, managed to safely exit the vehicle after moving it to one side of the road. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Police personnel, fire brigade teams with a rescue vehicle and fire engine, along with Disaster Management Cell staff, rushed to the spot. Officials said the fire caused extensive damage, and the vehicle was completely burnt.

The blaze was brought under control and fully extinguished by around 4:54 am, officials added.

Parked TATA Eicher Pro catches fire near Castle Mill Naka

In another incident reported minutes later, a parked TATA Eicher Pro caught fire near Ambeghosale Lake at Castle Mill Naka in Thane West.

Officials said the incident was reported at around 4.33 am by local resident Pravin Ingale. The vehicle, owned by Vishal Singh, was parked along the roadside when the fire broke out.

Police personnel and fire brigade teams with a fire engine rushed to the spot after receiving the alert. No injuries were reported in the incident.

The blaze damaged the driver's cabin of the vehicle before firefighters managed to bring the situation under control. The fire was completely extinguished by around 5:05 am, officials added.

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