A petrol pump owner and Matunga residents have forced the civic body to shut down two eateries in the locality that they have called a ticking time bomb. Incidentally, the eateries had re-opened recently despite the civic body shutting them down last month, a front page report in this paper stated.

Matunga locals were outraged about living next to the two illegal restaurants that were operating barely 10 feet from the CNG compressor unit at the local fuel station. They feared that even a small fire could end up sparking a massive explosion, as the kitchen wall literally touched that of the petrol pump. The report stated that the civic authorities had agreed that both restaurants were operating without requisite permits. The owners of the restaurants, however, denied this and insisted everything was legal.