A minor fire broke out on Thursday morning in a residential building near Mangaldas Market, allegedly due to a short circuit in an air-conditioning unit. Since the fire brigade couldn&rsquo;t arrive on time, residents got together to douse the fire with extinguishers and water themselves.
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The fire broke at 11 am on the terrace of residential building number 2 of the busy south Mumbai market. Residents noticed smoke emanating from an Airtel cabin set up on the third-floor terrace to hold broadband equipment. Residents soon called the fire brigade, but due to the traffic and narrow lanes, they had difficulty in getting their equipment.
<img title="The broadband equipment cabin on top of the residential building number 2 at Mangaldas Market, from where the fire began" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/dec/Mangaldas-Market.jpg" alt="The broadband equipment cabin on top of the residential building number 2 at Mangaldas Market, from where the fire began" /> The broadband equipment cabin on top of the residential building number 2 at Mangaldas Market, from where the fire began
With the fire spreading and burning wires of air-conditioners and other equipment, residents brought drums filled with water and started pouring it on the flames from the fourth floor. Sadhana Bamne, a fourth-floor resident, supplied water from a drum she had filled for daily use. Piyush Shah, a shop owner, along with others, arranged for 12 fire extinguishers.
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When the fire brigade reached with one water tank and two fire engines, the flames had been put out. A fire official said, &ldquo;We got a call at 11 and reached the spot at 11.38 am. We got delayed due to traffic and the small lanes.&rdquo; Officials then began smoke removal and further cooling process.
Sumit Parnav, an Airtel engineer present at the spot, denied that a short circuit could&rsquo;ve caused it. He said that, since it is the Diwali festival, it could probably be a stray spark or firecracker. &ldquo;We will send our technicians to know the exact cause,&rdquo; he said.

A minor fire broke out in a four-storey residential building in Mangaldas Market; since the fire officials couldn&rsquo;t reach on time due to traffic and the narrow lanes, residents arranged for water and fire extinguishers themselves

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