A massive fire on Abdul Rehman Street near Crawford Market, which gutted a 102-year-old structure a few days ago, has got the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and fire department thinking about the entangled cable and Internet wires that dangle over the narrow lanes in and around Crawford Market. The fact that these wires pose a threat to the vehicles passing through the lanes and also to those who live there has been discussed several times but no action has been taken. Considering the seriousness of the situation, the civic body and local police started removing the wires on Wednesday. While the work has been completed at Nagdevi and Sarang streets, the other areas which would be freed of the wires in the coming days, are Narayan Dhuru street, Janjikar street, Nagdevi cross-lane, Bibijan street and Bhajipala street.

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