Mumbai: Fire breaks out at Apollo Industrial Estate in Andheri, no injuries reported

A fire broke out at an industrial estate in Andheri on Thursday said civic officialsAccording to the Mumbai Fire Brigade the fire broke out at Gala No 44 in the Apollo Industrial Estate located near Holy Family School in Andheri East Mumbai on the morning of May 8 2025 The blaze which began at around 556 am quickly spread to the electric wiring office files furniture and medical supplies stored on both the first and ground floors of the industrial unitThe fire was reportedly confined to the electrical installations and various office equipment including computers printers a Xerox machine and a large stock of medical items such as diapers wheelchairs and surgical equipmentFortunately emergency services were quick to respond The Mumbai Fire Brigade MFB along with local police Adani Fire Services 108 Ambulance and ward staff were all mobilised to the sceneBy 0850 am the fire was fully extinguished and no injuries were reported The authorities are now investigating the cause of the fire while assessing the damage to the building and the loss of valuable equipment and suppliesFire breaks out at South Mumbai showroom no injuries reportedEarlier this month a levelII fire broke out early on Monday morning at a garments showroom located on the ground floor of a sixstorey residential building in the Pedder Roadarea of South Mumbai Fortunately no injuries were reportedAccording to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC the blaze which erupted at approximately 630 am originated in Shop Nos 2 and 3 of the Libbas showroom situated in the Shukhshanti Building near Jaslok Hospital and Nana Chowk According to civic officials the fire was confined to the electric wiring installations and stock of garments within the showroom premises Thick smoke had logged the entire structure prompting a fullscale emergency responseEight fire engines and multiple firefighting vehicles were immediately mobilised by theMumbai Fire BrigadeMFB along with personnel from the police BEST civic authorities and emergency services including the 108 AmbulanceThe fire declared a LevelII incident by the MFB was reported to be covered from all sides by 810 am Senior officers including a Deputy Fire Officer DFO Assistant Deputy Fire Officer ADFO and nine Station Officers SO were present on site along with various specialised firefighting and rescue units such as Turn Table Ladder TTL Jumbo Tanker JT and Breathing Apparatus team BAIn a coordinated rescue effort four men from the first floor and four women from the fourth floor were safely evacuated Rescue teams also brought out three dogs and two cat from the buildingDivisional Fire Officer E B Matle told reporters that the fire broke out at the Riyaz Ganji showroomThe showroom was closed Multiple things the wiring camera garments stock of looms wooden partitions hangars everything was involved in the fire the Divisional Fire Officer saidWe broke the door which is away from the entrance and with four lines two first aid lines with the help of that the fire was extinguishedThe people who could not come down from the building due to the smoke they were taken to the terrace and even the animals were rescued Matle addedMaharashtra minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha who had come to the site of the incident highlighted the problems faced by the people due to the fire as a new work week startsPrabhat told ANI The fire started in the Sukhshanti building at around 630 am And Many people are suffering Today is a working day There were senior citizens everyone had to walk down in the building and it is still full of water and people have to go up in the dark So I asked the BST and fire brigade people to start a phase by draining the water and find the reasons for the fire and take appropriate action about itWith inputs from ANIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params