The blaze was was reported at a godown in Khalil Shaikh Chawl at Kismat Nagar in Kurla (West). Pics/Sameer Abedi
According to the officials, the blaze was initially categorised as a level-II fire. By 11:44 pm, the Mumbai Fire Brigade escalated the incident to a Level-III (major) fire, as flames spread across 10 to 12 chawl structures (hutments)
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Fire Brigade received the call at 11:08 pm following which a fire-fighting operation was launched

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