Residents of Padma Nagar, Govandi woke up to a fire in their neighbourhood which burned around 20 shanties at 3.30 am on Wednesday. While no one was injured, locals say that the fire started in a plywood shop and as it engulfed the neighbouring shanties, a couple of gas cylinders exploded aggravating the fire.

"My husband woke me up and raised an alarm. We took our two children and ran out. But all our documents are gone and all that is left is the clothes we are wearing," Tarannum Bano (25) said.