The fire broke out in a plastic godown in the Oshiwara furniture market on Saturday, injuring 25

The Oshiwara furniture market fire was in some ways inevitable, and in some ways, an eye-opener. Even as citizens have been rallying against the encroachment across the Oshiwara nullah, the BMC had kept turning a blind eye to the illegal slums and shops, which only mushroomed over the years.