In the hours before dawn on Friday, a part of Nayanagar slum in Mahim, close to the Dharavi-Sion Link Road, was transformed into a raging inferno, after a fire broke out in one of the hutments. It briskly burned through a huddle of 50 huts, scorching six people to death, severely injuring eight others and leaving hundreds homeless. The deceased were taken to Sion Hospital while the injured were rushed to Bhabha Hospital. According to fire brigade officials, the fire broke out at 4 am.

The cause of the fire, which gutted several hutments at Nayanagar slum close to Mahim Dharavi Link Road, is unknown