Fire related tragedies are in the news. The devastating fire at Curry Road, Parel on Friday has brought even more resonance to a recent report in this paper about a mini fire station at Santacruz, completed early this year, but not yet operational.

The report said that the area which was once covered with debris has been transformed with a neat fire station. A mini fire engine can be placed here, there is a toilet and a cabin which can house up to five firefighters. The plot apparently was a dumping ground and mounds of debris had to be removed to make a fire station in this place.